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5 Gulden
| Issuer | Bank van Curaçao |
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| Year | 1855 |
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| Currency | Gulden (1828-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | CURAÇAO Goed voor f. 5,- Vijf Gulden Betaalbaar op vertoon aan Toonder bij de directie van de BANK te Curaçao. Goed voor Vijf Gulden in specie. f.5,- Zegge f 5. Curaçao, 1855 (Translation: Curaçao Good for f. 5,- Five Gulden Payable on presentation to Bearer at the management of the Bank in Curaçao. Good for Five Gulden in specie. f.5,- Say f 5. Curaçao, 1855) |
| Reverse description | The reverse carries a lengthy handwritten annotation in Dutch ink, applied after withdrawal, recording the formal demonetization of this note type. The text is written in a flowing 19th-century cursive hand across the full face of the note, dated 16 December 1899 at Willemstad, Curaçao, and concluded with the manuscript signature of the Administrator of Finance and Chairman of the Bank. |
| Reverse lettering | De bankbiljetten van dit model, in het jaar 1855 vervaardigd en op den 27. Augustus 1854 uitgegeven, zijn op den 10. December 1879 ingetrokken en door anderen vervangen van dezelfde waarde. Curaçao, Willemstad, 16 December 1899. De Administrateur v. Financiën, Voorzitter van de Bank, (Translation: The banknotes of this model, manufactured in the year 1855 and issued on 27 August 1854, were withdrawn on 10 December 1879 and replaced by others of the same value.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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