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50 Rijksdaalder
| Issuer | Oost-Indische Compagnie (VOC) |
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| Year | 1805 |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress-printed note within a ruled border, carrying the letter designation 'E' and a manuscript serial number at upper right. The Dutch-language body text certifies the bearer's entitlement to 50 Rijksdaalders of 48 stuivers each, or 30 new gecartelde Ducatons of 80 stuivers each, payable at Amboina, Banda, and Ternate without discount and redeemable at Batavia in specie; below the Dutch text, several lines of Malay in Arabic script (Jawi) convey the equivalent obligations. The note is dated 'Amboina in het Kasteel Victoria, den 30. April 1805' with multiple manuscript signatures at lower right, a circular VOC handstamp at lower left, and a manuscript denomination notation 'Rds. 50: of Duc. 30.' at foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | Letta. E. Numo. 205 Goed voor 50: Ryksdaalders of 30: gecartelde Ducatons. Wy ondergeteekende Certificeeren, dat toonder dezes, by de Oost-Indische Compagnie te goed heeft, 50: Ryksd: (Zegge) Vyftig Ryksdaalders van 48. zwaare stuivers ieder, of wel, 30: (Zegge) Dertig nieuwe gecartelde Ducatonnen van 80. stuivers ieder. Zynde deze gangbaar, te Amboina, Banda en Ternaten, zonder eenige Korting; en zal deze te Batavia by vertooning worden uitbetaald in klinkende Muntspecien, zonder eenige korting. Amboina in het Kasteel Victoria, den 30. April 1805. Gezein Rds. 50: of Duc. 30. |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Handstamp |
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