Catalog
5 Gulden
| Issuer | De Javasche Bank |
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| Year | 1939 |
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| Currency | Gulden (1602-1949) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is executed in multicolor letterpress and intaglio, centered on an elaborate circular rosette guilloche of great complexity, surrounded by an ornate geometric border. The denomination numeral '5' appears in each upper corner within decorative panels, with the letters 'J' and 'B' flanking the central design. Warning texts appear in four languages — Dutch, Javanese script, Arabic, and Chinese — in vertical panels at left and right, with the printer's imprint 'JOH. ENSCHEDE EN ZONEN' at lower left and 'JOHN GROBET FEC.' at lower right. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Watermark visible in the paper, typical of Enschedé-produced De Javasche Bank issues of this period. |
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