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100 Gulden Treasury Note
| Issuer | Colony of Suriname (Schatkist) |
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| Year | 1847 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Uniface letterpress issue printed in black on plain paper, with an elaborate ornamental border composed of repeating circular and diamond motifs enclosing the entire face. The title 'SCHATKIST-BILJET DER KOLONIE SURINAME' appears in bold uppercase across the upper portion, followed by the capital amount and interest schedule in mixed Gothic and italic typefaces. Signature lines for the Governor, Administrator of Finance, and Government Secretary are arranged in the lower half, with the denomination and monthly interest value restated in a ruled panel at the foot of the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | SCHATKIST-BILJET DER KOLONIE SURINAME. Kapitaal f.100:- Rente: per jaar f.5:- » maand..s0:41½ Goed voor HONDERD GULDEN, rentende Vijf ten Honderd in het jaar, krachtens KONINKLIJK BESLUIT van 6 Februarij 1847. b.o. Dit Biljet is een wettig middel van betaling in de Kolonie Suriname, en zal in alle Belastingen en Betalingen, aan de KOLONIALE KAS worden aangenomen, met bijvoeging van den Intereest, verschenen op het einde der maand, voorafgaande die, waarin de betaling geschiedt. Paramaribo den De Gouverneur der Kolonie Suriname, Gezien en Geregistreerd: De Administrateur van Financien, Uitgegeven bij mij: Koloniaal Ontvanger en Betaalmeester, Ter ordonnantie van den Gouverneur, De Gouvernements Secretaris, Waarde f 100:- en f 0:41½ 's Maands aan Rente. |
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Suriname's colonial treasury notes of this period were issued directly by the Schatkist — the colonial treasury — rather than through any chartered bank, a consequence of the colony's persistent difficulty in sustaining a formal banking institution through the first half of the nineteenth century. The Surinaamsche Bank had collapsed in the 1820s, and no replacement had yet taken hold by 1847, leaving the treasury to fill the void with its own paper.
Enschedé's involvement is notable — the Haarlem firm had been supplying printed work to Dutch colonial administrations for generations, and their security printing infrastructure was among the most sophisticated available to the Netherlands at mid-century. A 100 Gulden denomination would have represented a very substantial sum in 1847 Suriname, suggesting these circulated primarily in merchant and government transactions rather than everyday trade.