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25 Dollars
| Issuer | Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij (Netherlands Trading Society) |
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| Year | 1890 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | 25 Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij SUB-AGENTSCHAP MEDAN. KASSIER betaal aan toonder VIJF EN TWINTIG DOLLARS 貳拾伍員 ၂၆. ကျပ် دواڤوله ليم رڠڬيت Medan, Sub. Agent. = $25.- |
| Reverse description | Plain brown guilloche underprint on cream paper, with a geometric diamond lattice pattern forming the central design. The denomination panel at centre reads '25 DOLLARS' within a rectilinear cartouche, flanked by mirrored NHM monogram vignettes; floral ornaments appear in square panels above and below. |
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The Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij was not a central bank — it was a trading and finance company chartered in 1824 by King William I specifically to revive Dutch colonial commerce after the Napoleonic disruptions. It held banking privileges in the Dutch East Indies for decades before those functions were eventually absorbed by De Javasche Bank. A private commercial entity issuing circulating currency is the core oddity here.
By 1890 the NHM's direct note-issuing role was already winding down. Surviving examples from this late period are correspondingly scarce.