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50 Centen
| Uitgever | Curaçaosche Bank |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1892 |
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| Drukker | Hamilton Bank Note Company (HBNC), New York, United States |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | CURAÇAO, 1892. Goed voor f 0.50 Curaçaosche Bank VŸFTIG CENTEN betaalbaar op vertoon aan Toonder bÿ de directie van de Bank te Curaçao Goed voor VŸFTIG CENTEN in specie. Hamilton Bank Note Co., New York (Translation: CURACAO, 1892. Good for f 0.50 Curacao Bank Fifty Cents payable on presentation to Bearer at the management of the Bank in Curaçao Good for Fifty Cents in specie. Hamilton Bank Note Co., New York) |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Uniface note with a plain unprinted reverse; two manuscript signatures applied by bank officials are the sole markings present, with no engraved or typeset design elements. |
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| Opmerkingen |
The Curaçaosche Bank was established in 1828, making it one of the oldest chartered banks in the Dutch Caribbean. By 1892, the island's economy ran heavily on trade transit and the refining activities tied to Venezuelan commerce — a 50 cent note in that setting was a genuinely functional denomination, not a token issue.
Hamilton Bank Note Company printed relatively few Caribbean colonial issues before being absorbed into the American Bank Note Company in 1879. That this note carries an 1892 date with HBNC attribution warrants scrutiny — the plates may predate the merger, with impressions struck later from inherited stock.