Blue-black on orange and green underprint. Portrait of Willem I van Oranje, `de Zwijger` (William I, Prince of Orange, `the Silent`).
Reverse description
Blue and gray. Dike at center.
Signature(s)
Jan Westerman Holstijn, Leonardus Jacobus A. Trip,
Protection type
Protection description
Obverse lettering
1000
DE NEDERLANDSCHE BANK
BETAALT AAN TOONDER
DUIZEND GULDEN
AMSTERDAM, 7 MEI 1945
WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED, LONDEN, ENGELAND (Translation: 1000 Bank of the Netherlands Pay to the Bearer One Thousand Gulden Amsterdam, May 7, 1945 Waterlow & Sons Limited, London, England)
Reverse lettering
1000
AFSLUITDJIK
WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED, LONDEN, ENGELAND (Translation: 1000 End dike Waterlow & Sons Limited, London, England)
Variants
There exists a very rare variant with rounded edges and an overprint "in silver" (У СРЕБРУ). Only 3 known samples exist, with serial numbers A.059 998, A.059 999 and A.059 000.