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2 1/2 Gulden Silver Voucher
| Issuer | Netherlands Ministry of Finance |
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| Year | 1914 |
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| Reference(s) | P#5 |
| Obverse description | Blue on green underprint, printed on thin or thick paper. The numeral value 2,50 appears in blue at center, surrounded by typeset text in Dutch. The note bears the title ZILVERBON (Silver Voucher) with the denomination GROOT TWEE EN EEN HALVE GULDEN, the series number at upper left, registration date of 7 August 1914, and two facsimile signature lines for the agent of the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Finance respectively. |
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| Variants | P#5a - thin paper P#5b - thick paper |
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The Zilverbons — silver vouchers — were rushed into circulation in August 1914 as the Netherlands scrambled to prevent the disappearance of metallic coin from public hands at the outbreak of the First World War. The hoarding of silver guilder pieces was immediate and severe, and the Ministry of Finance issued these notes directly, bypassing De Nederlandsche Bank entirely, as emergency small-denomination substitutes redeemable in silver.
With over twelve million printed in a single year, the series was never scarce in circulation. Survivors in any condition above heavily worn are relatively common, which keeps values modest despite the historical urgency behind the issue.