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1000 Gulden Auxiliary Note
| Issuer | De Nederlandsche Bank |
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| Year | 1914 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse lettering | 1000 Serie NB AMSTERDAM Uitgifte 1 Augustus 1914 De Nederlandsche Bank betaalt DUIZEND GULDEN aan toonder 1000 (Translation: Series NB Amsterdam, Issued in August 1, 1914 Bank of Netherlands Pay One Thousand Gulden to the Bearer) |
| Reverse description | The reverse shows a uniface design, with the obverse text visible in mirror image through the thin paper stock. An intricate guilloche border frames the central field, with the denomination numeral 1000 repeated in the lower corners. The note bears a grid of cancellation punch holes across the central area, indicating this example was officially cancelled. |
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When war broke out in August 1914, De Nederlandsche Bank faced an immediate run on gold and silver coin. These auxiliary notes — hulpbiljetten — were authorized under emergency legislation passed within days of Dutch mobilization, intended to relieve pressure on metallic reserves while the country watched its neighbors collapse into conflict. The Netherlands never entered the war, but the financial panic hit regardless.
The 1000 Gulden denomination made this one of the highest-value emergency instruments issued. Printed in Amsterdam under rushed conditions, circulation was brief — the series was withdrawn relatively quickly once confidence stabilized.