Catalog
25 Gulden
| Issuer | De Surinaamsche Bank |
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| Year | 1942-1948 |
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| Size | 160 × 75 mm |
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| Reverse description | Dark green. Central vignette of the colonial coat of arms of Suriname, supported by two indigenous figures bearing a shield charged with a sailing vessel. The ribbon beneath carries the motto 'Justitia – Pietas – Fides', with denomination numerals at either side. |
| Reverse lettering | 1 FEBRUARI 1942 25 25 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY (Translation: February 1st., 1942 25 25 American Bank Note Company) |
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De Surinaamsche Bank turned to the American Bank Note Company in New York during the early 1940s because the Netherlands — and with it the normal European printing infrastructure — was under German occupation. Suriname remained a Dutch colonial territory, and continuing to produce currency required sourcing a printer entirely outside occupied Europe. The ABNC relationship produced several denominations across this period, all sharing the same wartime necessity as their origin.
The 1942 start date is the earliest known issued example; the series ran through 1948 as post-war normalization was slow to restore Dutch printing capacity.