125 000 Gulden Millennium

Beschrijving voorzijde	The crowned coat of arms of Suriname occupies the central field, flanked by two indigenous native figures serving as supporters. The entire armorial composition is encircled by a decorative laurel wreath. The outer legend around the periphery reads SURINAME JUSTITIA PIETAS FIDES, referencing the national motto of Justice, Piety, and Faith.
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Opschrift voorzijde	SURINAME JUSTITIA PIETAS FIDES (Translation: Justice Piety Faith)
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Aanvullende informatie	Suriname's central bank issued this piece to mark the turn of the millennium, a moment the young republic — independent from the Netherlands only since 1975 — chose to commemorate in gold despite the country being in the grip of a catastrophic currency crisis. By 2000, hyperinflation had so decimated the Surinamese guilder that 125,000 of them represented a denomination that had become almost meaningless in daily commerce. The coin's face value was nominal fiction the day it was struck. The .585 fineness — 14-karat gold — is characteristic of Dutch-influenced monetary tradition in the region.