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| Issuer | Bank van Curaçao |
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| Year | 1855 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress print in black on plain paper with an ornate typographic border enclosing the note face. The denomination f. 25,- appears at lower center, flanked by the full Dutch-language bearer clause text arranged in multiple lines. The layout is characteristic of mid-nineteenth century colonial bank issue typography, with varying signature combinations applied by hand. |
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| Obverse lettering | CURAÇAO Goed voor f. 25,- Vijf en Twintig Gulden Betaalbaar op vertoon aan Toonder bij de directie van de BANK te Curaçao. Goed voor Vijf en Twintig Gulden in specie. f.25,- Zegge f 25. Curaçao, 1855 (Translation: Curaçao Good for f. 25,- Twenty Five Gulden payable on presentation to Bearer at the management of the Bank in Curaçao. Good for Twenty Five Gulden in specie. Curaçao, 1855) |
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| Reverse lettering | De bankbiljetten van dit model, in het jaar 1855 vervaardigd en op den 27 Augustus 1857 uitgegeven, zijn op den 10e December 1879 ingetrokken en door anderen vervangen van dezelfde waarde. Curaçao, Willemstad, 16 December 1899. De Administrateur van Financiën, Voorzitter van de Bank, (Translation: The banknotes of this model, manufactured in the year 1855 and issued on the 27th of August 1857, were on the 10th of December 1879 withdrawn and replaced by others of the same value. Curaçao, Willemstad, 16 December 1899. The Administrator of Finance, Chairman of the Bank,) |
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