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25 Gulden - Wilhelmina
| Issuer | Nederlandsch-Indië (Netherlands East Indies Government) |
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| Year | 1943 |
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| Value | 25 Gulden |
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| Obverse description | Brown intaglio print on a light underprint. A portrait vignette of Queen Wilhelmina occupies the right portion of the note, while the crowned supported Arms of the Netherlands East Indies appears at left. The denomination and issuing authority are rendered in both Dutch and Malay across the face, with the Royal Decree authorization text incorporated into the lower margin legend. |
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| Obverse lettering | NEDERLANDSCH INDIË MUNTBILJET VIJF EN TWINTIG NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE GOUVERNEMENTSGULDEN DOEA POELOEH LIMA ROEPIAH WETTIG BETAALMIDDEL 25 UITGEGEVEN KRACHTENS KONINKLIJK BESLUIT VAN 2 MAART 1943, Nº 1 STBL.D8 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY. (Translation: Dutch Indies Treasury Note Twenty Five Dutch Indies Government Gulden Legal Tender Issued pursuant to Royal Decree of March 2, 1943, no.1 Stbl.D8 American Bank Note Company) |
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The Netherlands East Indies government-in-exile issued this note from New York after the Japanese occupation of the archipelago in early 1942 effectively severed all local currency production. The American Bank Note Company handled several of the exile series, and the engraving quality is noticeably sharper than the pre-war Javaasche Bank issues — a consequence of ABNCo's production standards rather than any deliberate upgrade in policy.
These notes were prepared for reintroduction once Allied forces retook the territory. In practice, the post-war monetary situation proved chaotic enough that the returning Dutch administration had to contend with both Japanese occupation currency and a patchwork of informal substitutes already in circulation.