50 Gulden

Issuer Suriname
Year 1856-1919
Type Standard circulation banknote
Value 50 Guilders (50 Gulden) (50 SRG)
Currency Guilder (1826-2003)
Composition Paper
Size 212 × 114 mm
Shape Rectangular
Printer Royal Joh. Enschedé (Koninklijke Joh. Enschedé, Johan Enschede en Zonen), Haarlem, Netherlands (1703-date)
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Reference(s) P#47
Obverse description Black on blue underprint. Frame composed of arabesques and volutes winding around the border. Coat of arms of Suriname in the center composed of two Indians surrounding a medallion containing a sailboat. Below in a banner, the national motto of the country in Latin: Justitia Pietas Fides (Justice, Piety, Fidelity). The place (Paramaribo) and the date are printed in the center. At the bottom of the note, a scene symbolizing the arrival of the first Europeans in Suriname with a scene of welcome and offerings. In the background, goods unloaded on the beach and a sailboat anchored in a bay. Texts in Dutch. Value `50` in the corners. A combination of signatures in black with the Director and the Director-President.
Obverse lettering 1903 De Surinaamsche Bank betaald aan Tonder in gangbare Specie VIJFTIG GULDEN PARAMARIBO, 1 JULI 1901
(Translation: 1903 The Suriname Bank Pay to bearer in current specie Fifty Gulden Paramaribo, July 1, 1901.)
Reverse description Uniface note.
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Protection type Watermark
Protection description Surinaamsche Bank
Variants January 2, 1911
Numisquare ID 9584336350
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