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20 Stuivers Dutch Guiana - Playing Card Money
| Issuer | Dutch Guiana Administration |
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| Year | 1813 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse utilises the upper portion of a standard playing card, retaining the original hand-coloured vignette of the Jack of Clubs in period costume — rendered in red, blue, and gold tones — with the black club pip visible in the upper right corner. The figure is shown from the waist up, turned slightly to the left, dressed in ornate courtly attire consistent with 18th-century French card design. The card stock is hand-cut, giving the note irregular edges characteristic of this emergency issue. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries the manuscript monetary inscription authorising the note's value of 20 stuivers under the 1813 issue, accompanied by a large embossed administrative seal of the Dutch Guiana colonial authority. The text is completed by the handwritten signature of J. Pringle and an individual serial number, both applied by hand as authentication measures. This combination of official seal, manuscript signature, and serial numeral constitutes the primary security apparatus of this emergency card money issue. |
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| Signature(s) | J. Pringle |
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