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500 Gulden 'Hollandia'
| Issuer | De Nederlandsche Bank |
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| Year | 1930 |
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| Printer | Royal Joh. Enschedé (Koninklijke Joh. Enschedé, Johan Enschede en Zonen), Haarlem, Netherlands (1703-date) |
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| Obverse description | Gray-blue and multicolor note, with a portrait vignette of Stadhouder King William III positioned at the top center-right, and a detailed engraving of the sailing ship 'Hollandia' occupying the central field. The design, executed by Lion Cachet, integrates intricate guilloche underprint patterns with decorative borders characteristic of early twentieth-century Dutch intaglio printing. Three date varieties exist, all bearing a December 1930 issue date. |
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| Obverse lettering | AMSTERDAM 2 DECEMBER 1930 DE NEDERLANDSCHE BANK BETTALT AAN TOONDER VIJF HONDERD GULDEN LION CACHET FEC (Translation: Amsterdam, December 2, 1930 Bank of Netherlands Pay to the Bearer Five Hundred Gulden) |
| Reverse description | Printed in blue-gray tones, the reverse is dominated by an elaborate central medallion of concentric guilloche rosettes surrounded by four interlocking lozenge-shaped cartouches filled with fine lathe-work. The margins are populated with stylized sea creatures — dolphins, serpentine fish, and mermaids at the lower corners — all rendered in the ornamental Art Nouveau manner characteristic of Lion Cachet's design vocabulary. The anti-counterfeiting statutory text from the Dutch Criminal Code appears in two columns at the right margin. |
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