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| Issuer | De Javasche Bank |
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| Year | 1864-1866 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Black letterpress print on cream paper. An elaborate rococo guilloche border frames the text field, with numeral '50' in ornate cartouches at each corner. A lower central vignette shows a lion with a coat of arms flanked by trophy groupings. Signature lines for SECRETARIS and PRESIDENT appear below the date line reading 'Batavia, 1 September 1864.' |
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| Obverse lettering | 50 50 De Javasche Bank betaalt aan Toonder VIJFTIG GULDEN Batavia, 1 September 1864. SECRETARIS PRESIDENT 50 50 |
| Reverse description | Blind embossed impression of the obverse design showing through in mirror image on the plain cream paper reverse, a characteristic of the single-sided letterpress printing technique used for this issue. No additional text or vignette is present. |
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