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2 1/2 Gulden Coin note
| Issuer | Government of the Netherlands Antilles |
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| Year | 1955-1964 |
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| Reference(s) | P#A1 |
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| Reverse description | Blue. The crowned Royal Netherlands coat of arms with lion supporters occupies the centre, engraved in fine intaglio detail. Large guilloche rosettes bearing the numeral 2½ flank the arms at left and right, and the issue year is stamped twice above the central vignette reading UITGIFTE 1955 (or 1964 depending on issue). TWEE EN EEN HALVE GULDEN and WETTIG BETAALMIDDEL appear in a banner at the foot, with AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY below. |
| Reverse lettering | NEDERLANDSE ANTILLEN UITGIFTE 1955 2 1/2 TWEE EN EEN HALVE GULDEN WETTIG BETAALMIDDEL AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY (Translation: Netherlands Antilles Issue 1955 2 1/2 Two and a Half Gulden Legal Tender American Bank Note Company) |
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The Netherlands Antilles government stepped in as issuer here rather than the Centrale Bank, which wasn't established until 1962 — these coin notes bridged an awkward transitional period in the island territories' monetary administration. The 2½ gulden denomination mirrors the Dutch rijksdaalder tradition, a stubbornly persistent unit that survived decimalisation in various forms across both the metropolitan and overseas territories.
ABNC's engraved intaglio work on this series is characteristically tight. The "coin note" designation itself is telling: these were issued explicitly to substitute for metal coinage at a denomination where coin production was impractical during postwar shortages of suitable metals.