Catalog
300 Gulden
| Issuer | De Surinaamsche Bank |
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| Year | 1865-1910 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Watermark reading "Surinaamsche Bank" |
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De Surinaamsche Bank was established in 1865 with a monopoly on note issuance in the Dutch colony, and the 300 Gulden denomination — unusually high for a colonial circulation note — was almost certainly intended for interbank settlement and merchant trade rather than everyday use. This makes surviving examples rare: high-value notes in small colonial economies tend to disappear through redemption or destruction rather than accumulation.
Enschedé's involvement is unsurprising; the Haarlem firm handled Dutch colonial printing throughout this period. The 45-year date span on this issue suggests plate reuse across multiple printings with minimal design revision.