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Second World War Pair of Nederlansdch-Indie Muntbiljet One (1) Gulden Banknotes Issued 2 March 1943

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1943

Overview

A pair of consecutive one (1) gulden banknotes with black print on the obverse featuring a portrait of Queen Wilhelmina on the right-hand side and the coat of arms consisting of a pair of lions underneath a crown with an inscription on the left-hand side of each note. These appear within a frame with the denomination of the banknote in the centre and in each corner of the frame. The notes have consecutive numbers printed in red while all other printed information such as the issue date of 2 March 1943 is in black. The signatures of the Acting Governor General of the Dutch Indies and the Director Secretary of the Javanese Bank are just above the lower edge of the frame. The printer’s name, “The American Bank Note Company” appears below the frame.
Green ink is used on the reverse of the notes in a stylised pattern consisting of three (3) panels within a frame. The denomination of each banknote is in the centre panel while the two panels either side contain printed text. Queen Wilhelmina’s initial at the top of a pair of feathers and the number 0ne (1) is located on each side of the note. The printer’s name, “The American Bank Note Company” appears below the frame.

Historical information

The Dutch East Indies was one of the territories of the Netherlands and included islands such as Java, Sumatra, parts of Borneo, the Moluccas and the ‘Lesser Sunda Islands’ until independence was achieved in December 1949. During the Second World War Japan invaded Java on 1 March 1942, two weeks after the fall of Singapore. Initially, Australian troops fought the Japanese on Java along with troops from Great Britain, the United States and the Netherlands until the British and the Americans withdrew.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2023.14.19.a&b

Item type

Currencies

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 2

Material

Ink

Paper

Width

127 mm