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100 Gulden
| Issuer | De Javasche Bank |
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| Year | 1925-1930 |
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| Currency | Gulden (decimalized, 1854-1948) |
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| Reverse description | Printed in green. A central vignette presents the Javasche Bank building in Batavia, flanked by the numeral '100' on both sides. Legal tender text appears in four languages below the central design, with guilloche border ornamentation framing the composition. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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De Javasche Bank, established in Batavia in 1828, operated as the colonial central bank of the Dutch East Indies and held its note-issuing monopoly until nationalization in 1951. The 100 Gulden was among the highest circulating denominations in the series, primarily used in interbank and commercial transactions rather than everyday retail exchange — the colonial economy ran on much smaller fractions for most of the population.
Enschedé in Haarlem had printed for De Javasche Bank across multiple series; their long relationship with Dutch colonial monetary authorities made them the default choice for high-security colonial currency throughout this period. The watermark remains the primary security feature, consistent with Enschedé's production methods of the era.