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25 Gulden Christiaan Huygens
| Issuer | De Nederlandsche Bank |
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| Year | 1955 |
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| Value | 25 Gulden (25 NLG) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in warm red, orange, and brown tones with an intaglio portrait vignette of scientist Christiaan Huygens positioned at right, set against a guilloche underprint background evoking celestial imagery including planetary and lunar motifs. The denomination numeral '25' and the bank title 'DE NEDERLANDSCHE BANK' are inscribed across the face, with 'VIJF EN TWINTIG GULDEN' rendered in letterpress below. The issue date and place of issue appear in the lower inscription band. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse, executed in red, green, and brown intaglio, centres on an elaborate circular guilloche rosette at right, surrounded by intricate lathe-work scrollwork characteristic of high-security banknote printing. The interlocked DNB monogram appears at centre-left alongside the numeral '25', flanked by smaller guilloche rosettes and fine ornamental scrollwork. Serial numbers are printed in two positions. |
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Christiaan Huygens appeared on Dutch paper currency at a moment when De Nederlandsche Bank was deliberately moving away from the allegorical and mythological imagery that had characterized earlier series. Doeve — better known as a political cartoonist and illustrator — brought an unusual background to banknote design, and his work on this series drew comment at the time for its restrained, almost severe character compared to contemporaries.
Enschedé had been producing Dutch banknotes from their Haarlem facility for generations by this point. The 25 Gulden remained in circulation until the series was withdrawn in 1960.