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1 Gulden
| Issuer | Government of the Netherlands New Guinea |
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| Year | 1950 |
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| Reference(s) | P#4 |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by a large symmetrical guilloche composition in green, with a central elongated oval flanked by paired leaf-shaped lathe-work panels and circular rosettes, all executed in fine intaglio engraving. The numeral 1 appears at both the left and right margins within the guilloche framework. A text panel along the lower border carries the inscription UITGEGEVEN KRACHTENS HET BESLUIT GELDREGELING NIEUW-GUINEA in small letterpress. |
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| Protection description | Portrait watermark of Queen Juliana, visible when the note is held to light. |
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Netherlands New Guinea remained under Dutch administration after Indonesian independence in 1949, a source of sustained diplomatic friction that would last until the territory was transferred to UN temporary authority in 1962. This note was issued by the colonial government in its own name — distinct from the Netherlands Bank — as part of a separate currency regime maintained to keep the territory legally and financially detached from the new Indonesian republic.
Enschedé's involvement is unsurprising; the Haarlem firm printed for Dutch colonial administrations across multiple territories. The series had a short effective lifespan: once the New York Agreement was signed in 1962, the currency lost its political footing entirely.