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5 Gulden
| Issuer | De Javasche Bank |
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| Year | 1901-1924 |
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| Value | 5 Gulden |
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| Obverse description | Blue intaglio print on white paper. A vignette at right presents a portrait of Jan Pieterszoon Coen in period dress with a ruffled collar, while the coat of arms of the Netherlands East Indies is centered at the lower margin. Serial number printed in black or red. |
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| Obverse lettering | DE JAVASHE BANK betaalt aan Tonder VIJF GULDEN BATAVIA 6 Januari 1921. JOH ENSCHEDÉ EN ZONEN (Translation: The Javanese Bank Pay to the Bearer Five Gulden Batavia January 6, 1921. Joh. Enschedé and Sons) |
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De Javasche Bank, established in Batavia in 1828 as the Dutch colonial central bank for the Netherlands East Indies, had all its notes printed in Haarlem by Enschedé throughout this period — the physical notes traveled from the Netherlands to Java before entering circulation, a logistical fact that gave any disruption at sea real monetary consequences. The twenty-three-year span covered by P#61 encompasses the bank's pre-war stability, the sharp disruptions of the First World War on Dutch colonial finance, and the postwar inflationary pressures that preceded a complete reissue series.
The number of documented signature combinations — nine across three distinct presidency periods — reflects high turnover in the bank's senior directorate, unusual for a colonial institution of this size.