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500 Rijksdaalder
| Issuer | Hollandsche Indische Gouvernement (Dutch East Indies Government) |
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| Year | 1810 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Unadorned letterpress note with the denomination legend printed in red italic script at the top — 'Zegge vijf honderd Rijksdaalders' — above a substantial body of Dutch text relating to the Probolingo land credit issue, guaranteed by the Indisch Gouvernement and redeemable over ten years by lottery. A block of Malay-Arabic (Jawi) script text occupies the lower central portion, followed by the place and date line 'Batavia den 3den van Wintermaand 1810' in italic. At lower left appears a circular embossed handstamp dated 1810 with an 'N' monogram, accompanied by the red letterpress legend 'GEZIEN' and multiple manuscript signatures of authorizing officials. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a handwritten redemption endorsement in Dutch script, recording that note No. 169 of the Probolingo credit paper was drawn in the 16th lottery on 26 July 1818 and redeemed for eighty guilders at the lands treasury in Semarang, dated 4 September 1818 and countersigned by an official. Two large red circular wax-impression stamps, each bearing the denomination '500' and an interlaced 'NL' monogram, are applied at upper left and upper right. |
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| Protection type | Official handstamp, Wax seal impression |
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