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2 1/2 Gulden - Young Wilhelmina
| Issuer | De Javasche Bank |
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| Year | 1919-1920 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Dark green intaglio print on white paper with a guilloche underprint framework. A portrait vignette of young Queen Wilhelmina occupies the center, flanked by denomination numerals and ornamental borders. Various registration dates between 4 August 1919 and 28 February 1920 appear on the face. |
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| Obverse lettering | NEDERLANDSCH-INDIE MUNTBILJET Wordt in betaling hangenomen door De Javasche Bank en aan alle landskassen inwisselbaar in zilver na aankondiging. Geregistreerd: Batavia, 4 Augustus 1919. TWEE EN EEN HALVE GULDEN WETTIG BETAALMIDDEL AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY. (Translation: Netherlands Indies Coin Note Will be collected for payment by De Javasche Bank and can be exchanged for silver at all national treasuries after announcement. Registered: Batavia, August 4, 1919. Two and a Half Gulden Legal Tender American Bank Note Company.) |
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De Javasche Bank's reliance on the American Bank Note Company during this period was a direct consequence of the First World War. The Netherlands' neutrality did not insulate its colonial banking infrastructure from the disruption of transatlantic shipping and the unavailability of European printers, and ABNC filled the gap for several Netherlands Indies issues in the late 1910s.
The 1919–1920 dating reflects a two-year issuance window rather than a single print run, and examples with differing signature combinations exist within the series. P#101 is among the scarcer ABNC-printed Javasche Bank notes to surface in collectible condition — the tropical climate of the Dutch East Indies was particularly destructive to paper currency in circulation.