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500 Gulden
| Issuer | De Curaçaosche Bank |
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| Year | 1954 |
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| Printer | Royal Joh. Enschedé (Koninklijke Joh. Enschedé, Johan Enschede en Zonen), Haarlem, Netherlands (1703-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | DE CURAÇAOSCHE BANK VIJF HONDERD GULDEN WILLEMSTAD - CURAÇAO DE SECRETARIS DE VOORZITTER SPECIMEN JOH. ENSCHEDÉ EN ZONEN (Translation: The Curaçao Bank Five Hundred Gulden Willemstad - Curaçao Secretary President Specimen Joh. Enschedé and Sons) |
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| Reverse lettering | 25 NOVEMBER 1954 NEDERLANDSE ANTILLEN 500 SPECIMEN (Translation: 25 November 1954 Netherlands Antilles 500) |
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De Curaçaosche Bank served the Netherlands Antilles through the transition from wartime occupation disruptions into the post-war Kingdom restructuring of 1954, the same year this note appeared — when the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands formally redefined Curaçao and its sister islands as autonomous countries rather than colonies. A 500 Gulden denomination at that moment was serious money, unlikely to have moved through everyday trade.
Enschedé's involvement is unsurprising; the Haarlem firm had printed Dutch colonial and Caribbean currency for generations, and their intaglio work at this period was technically meticulous. Known for tight registration and durable paper stock sourced through specialist suppliers.