Catalog
25 Gulden
| Issuer | De Curaçaosche Bank |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in brown on a cream paper ground and framed by a geometric guilloche border with diamond and rosette corner ornaments, with the denomination numeral 25 repeated in each corner. The issuer's title DE CURAÇAOSCHE BANK is inscribed in large curved lettering across the centre, above the bearer clause betaalt aan Toonder and the denomination in full VIJF EN TWINTIG GULDEN. Serial number No.0001 appears twice at the upper portion of the note, flanked by vertical side panels bearing the denomination in text, with the place and date CURAÇAO 1918 and two manuscript signatures printed below the main legend. |
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| Obverse lettering | DE CURAÇAOSCHE BANK betaalt aan Toonder VIJF EN TWINTIG GULDEN CURAÇAO 1918. No.0001 25 |
| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by a dense lathe-work guilloche underprint of concentric circular and wavy engine-turned patterns covering the entire field in orange-brown tones. At centre, a large bold numeral 25 is set within an ornate rosette guilloche medallion flanked by two smaller floral rosette vignettes. Two blocks of Dutch-language text in small letterpress print appear at the upper and lower portions of the note, outlining the conditions of the instrument. |
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