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500 Gulden
| Issuer | De Javasche Bank / Government of Nederlands Nieuw-Guinea |
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| Year | 1954 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | NEDERLANDS NIEUW-GUINEA VIJFHONDERD GULDEN 500 DE MINISTER VAN OVERZEESE RIJKSDELEN WETTIG BETAALMIDDEL 8 DECEMBER 1954 |
| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by a large central vignette of a Bird of Paradise with wings fully spread, executed in detailed intaglio engraving on a rich violet-purple guilloche background with symmetrical rosette patterns flanking the central motif. The denomination numeral 500 appears in large figures at the upper-left and lower-left corners, with serial numbers positioned at the upper-left and upper-right. Two text panels in Dutch appear at the lower portion of the design, flanking the base of the bird vignette. |
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| Variants | P#17a - issued note P#17s - Specimen |
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