Catalog
| Issuer | De Javasche Bank |
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| Year | 1948 |
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| Value | 21/2 Rupiah (2.5) |
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| Obverse description | Printed in rose-red on a light ground, the obverse carries a vignette of a flowering branch at the left margin, rendered in intaglio with fine botanical detail. At centre and right, the bilingual denomination 'DOEA ROEPIAH SETENGAH / TWEE EN EEN HALVE GULDEN' is set in bold letterpress type, with the numeral '2½' within a large guilloche rosette at the right. The bank title 'DE JAVASCHE BANK' runs across the top, with the serial number and date 1948 at lower left and lower right respectively, and two facsimile signatures for the Secretary and President below centre. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in rose-red, the reverse is dominated by a large interlaced 'DJB' (De Javasche Bank) monogram at centre, flanked by two columns of legal warning text in Malay and Dutch threatening penalties for counterfeiting. The large numeral '2½' appears at both left and right within decorative guilloche panels, and a stylised wave or fan motif fills the lower portion of the design. |
| Reverse lettering | BARANGSIAPA MENIRODE ATAU MEMALSOEKAN OEANG KERTAS DAN BARANGSIAPA MENGELOEARKAN DENGAN SENGADJA ATAU MENJIMPAN OEANG DENGAN MAKSOED ITOE OEANG KERTAS JANG DIPALSOEAN AKAN DITOENTOEKAN DIMOEKA HAKIM HET NAMAKEN OF VERALSCHEN VAN BANKBILJETTEN, HET OPZETTELIJK UITGEVEN OF IN VOORRAAD HEBBEN VAN VALSCHE OF VERVALSCHTE BANKBILJETTEN IS STRAFBAAR |
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