2½ Gulden / Rupiah

Issuer	De Javasche Bank
Year	1943
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Currency	Gulden (1828-1949)
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Obverse description	Printed in purple on white cotton paper, the obverse carries the title 'NEDERLANDSCH-INDIË / MUNTBILJET' at the top in a bold letterpress banner. To the left, a circular vignette presents the Dutch colonial coat of arms within an ornate frame, overlaid with a violet circular cancellation stamp reading 'SEROEPATHI'. To the right, an intaglio portrait of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands is set within a guilloche-bordered oval. The central denomination numeral '2½' appears in large format between the two vignettes, flanked by serial number 'BC090157A' printed in red at upper left and upper right.
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Reverse description	The reverse is printed in green on white cotton paper and is dominated by an elaborate guilloche underprint of interlocking rosette and lathe-work patterns. A large central denomination numeral '2½' is set within a complex ornamental frame. Two text panels flank the central motif: the left panel carries anti-counterfeiting statutory warnings in Dutch, while the right panel reproduces the same legal provisions in Malay. The imprint 'AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY.' appears at the bottom centre.
Reverse lettering	HET NAMAKEN OF VERVALSSCHEN VAN MUNTBILJETTEN, HET OPZETTELIJK UITOEVEN, IN VOORRAAD HEBBEN OF BINNEN NEDERLANDSCH-INDIE INVOEREN VAN VALSCHE OF VERVALSCHTE MUNTBILJETTEN, IS BIJ DE ARTIKELEN 244, 245 EN 246 WETBOEK VAN STRAFRECHT STRAFBAAR GESTELD. DIDALAM, FATSAL 244, 245 DAN 246 DARI KITAB OENDANG OENDANG HOEKOEMAN DITETAPKAN HOEKOEMAN OENTOEK JANG MENIROE ATAU MEMALSOEKAN DEWANG KERTAS DAN OENTOEK JANG MENGELOEARKAN DENGAN SENGADJA, MENJIIMPAN ATAU MEMASOKKAN DEWANG KERTAS LANTJOENG ATAU JANG DIDJADIKAN LANTJOENG KE HINDIA-BELANDA. AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY.
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