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1000 Gulden Coin Note
| Issuer | Nederlandsche Bank |
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| Year | 1849 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Green letterpress text on a light-pink guilloche underprint, with the denomination '1000' repeated in each corner within a dense geometric border running the full perimeter of the note. The face is divided into two panels: the left panel carries a statutory text block and the registration inscription 'Geregistreerd voor DUIZEND GULDEN', while the right panel bears the principal text 'MUNT-BILJET' in bold display type above the body of the issue inscription, the value 'Zege f 1000--', the date '15 October 1849', and the manuscript signature of the Minister of Finance. An embossed blind stamp is visible in the upper-right area of the right panel. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is uniface, showing only the strong letterpress show-through of the obverse text and border design visible through the paper, with no independent printed design elements. The overall appearance is a pale mirror image of the face, confirming the note was printed on one side only. |
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The 1849-dated 1000 Gulden "muntbiljet" series occupied a peculiar position in Dutch monetary history — these high-denomination coin notes were backed by silver coin reserves held at the Nederlandsche Bank and functioned as a de facto warehouse receipt rather than pure fiduciary paper. The specific printed date of 30 April 1945 places this note in the final days of the German occupation, issued literally as liberation was underway in parts of the Netherlands.
That timing matters. Notes printed in the closing weeks of occupation were subject to post-liberation monetary screening; the Dutch government instituted a currency registration and exchange program beginning in late 1945 that rendered all outstanding banknotes temporarily invalid pending scrutiny. High-value notes like this one drew particular attention from authorities tracking wartime financial flows.