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2 1/2 Gulden
| Issuer | Curaçaosche Bank |
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| Year | 1903-1920 |
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| Value | 21/2 Gulden (2.5 ANG) |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio text on a red guilloche underprint. The denomination value 'f 2.50' appears in a decorative cartouche at upper centre, flanked by the serial number at upper right and '2½' numerals in ornamental corner rosettes. The bank title 'CURAÇAOSCHE BANK' is rendered in large Gothic lettering across the centre, with the written denomination 'Twee Gulden Vijftig Centen' below, followed by the payability clause and the date 1920 at foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | Goed voor f. 2.50 CURAÇAOSCHE BANK Twee Gulden Vijftig Centen BETAALBAAR OP VERTOON AAN TOONDER BIJ DE DIRECTIE VAN DE BANK TE CURAÇAO Goed voor TWEE GULDEN VIJFTIG CENTEN in specie. 1920 (Translation: Good for f. 2.50 The Curaçao Bank Two Gulden Fifty Cents Payable on presentation to the bearer at the management of the Bank in Curaçao Good for Two Gulden Fifty Cents in specie. 1920) |
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The Curaçaosche Bank was established in 1828, making it one of the older colonial issuing institutions in the Western Hemisphere, but notes from its earliest decades are virtually nonexistent today. This 2½ Gulden denomination — an awkward fractional value that the Dutch colonial system perpetuated long after it had been abandoned in the Netherlands proper — circulated across a small island economy tied closely to the entrepôt trade at Willemstad rather than any domestic productive base.
The seventeen-year date range for this type reflects slow plate turnover under low-volume issuance, not continuous heavy production. Survivors in any condition are genuinely uncommon.