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500 Gulden Kopergeld
| Uitgever | De Javasche Bank |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1832 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Orange letterpress print on white paper. The word KOPERGELD is printed vertically in large bold letters along the left margin, flanked by a guilloche border. The denomination 500 is set within a rectangular frame at upper centre, with blank fields for serial number and date; Dutch text below reads the obligation clause signed by the President en Directeuren der Javasche Bank. |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | Unprinted reverse showing the bleed-through impression of the orange obverse letterpress print, with the mirrored text of Javasche Bank and denomination 500 faintly visible. The guilloche border and decorative frame elements are discernible through the paper. |
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| Opmerkingen |
De Javasche Bank, established in Batavia in 1828 by royal charter from Willem I, began issuing copper-backed paper money — kopergeld — as a practical solution to the chronic coin shortage in the Dutch East Indies. Metal currency drained steadily toward China and Arabia through trade, leaving the colonial economy perpetually short of transactional instruments. The copper designation was not decorative; notes were theoretically backed by copper stocks held in the colony rather than silver or gold.
The 1832 series remains among the earliest surviving issues from this bank. Very few high-denomination examples are known to have circulated widely — at 500 Gulden, this note represented a sum far beyond ordinary commerce in the Indies at the time.