Catalog
2 1/2 Dollars Muntbiljet
| Issuer | Centrale Bank van Suriname |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse lettering | SURINAME MUNTBILJET 2 1/2 TWEE EN EEN HALVE DOLLAR UITGEGEVEN KRACHTENS WET VAN 8 APRIL 1960 (G.B. No. 38) zoals laatstelijk gewijzigd bij S.B. 2003 No. 90. GEREGISTREERD: PARAMARIBO, 1 JANUARI 2004 De Minister van Financien: (Translation: Suriname Coin Note 2 1/2 Two and a Half Dollars Issued under the Law of April 8, 1960 (G.B. No. 38) as most recently amended by S.B. 2003 No. 90. Registered: Paramaribo, January 1, 2004 The Minister of Finance:) |
| Reverse description | Blue and red on white paper. The left half is occupied by a large diamond-shaped guilloche rosette in blue with fine lathe-work radiating from a central point, overlaid by a horizontal blue band bearing the denomination legend in white letterpress. The right half carries an elaborate guilloche panel of repeating ornamental motifs in blue and red, with a bold intaglio fraction numeral '2½' in red at centre-right; denomination numerals in red appear at all four corners and the printer's imprint is set at lower right. |
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Suriname redenominated its currency in January 2004, replacing the Surinamese guilder at a rate of 1,000 to 1 — the new Surinamese dollar was introduced specifically to eliminate the zeros that decades of inflation had stacked onto everyday transactions. This 2½ dollar denomination, an unusual fraction carried over from the old guilder series, reflects the country's Dutch colonial arithmetic habits rather than any practical monetary logic.
Enschedé's involvement goes back to Suriname's earlier Dutch-administered notes, making them a natural continuity choice for the new currency.