10 Florin, Central Bank of Aruba, Aruba, 1993 (Pick 11)

This 10 Florin note was issued in Aruba by the Central Bank of Aruba, dated 1993. It belongs to the Florin (1986-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Beatrix (1980-2013). It measures 147 × 66 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 11.

Obverse: Blue and multicolor (like P# 7). A seashell (Melongena Melongena, also known as Caribbean Crown Conch or Calco Indian Conch) in the center of the note with the value of the note (10 florin) in the top left and bottom right; dutch text "Wettig Betaalmiddel" (legal tender). Its lettering reads “10 / FLORIN / WETTIG BETAALMIDDEL / CENTRALE / BANK / VAN / ARUBA / CALCO INDJAN - MELONGENA MELONGENA”. Translation given in the catalogue: “10 Florin Legal Tender Central Bank of Aruba Calco Indian Conch - Melongena Melongena”.

Reverse: Blue and multicolor. A mosaic of pre-Columbian design in the center with serial number on the bottom right and top left. Its lettering reads “ORANJESTAD / ARUBA / 16 JULI 1993 / joh. enschedé en zonen imp. / evelino fingal inv.”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Oranjestad Aruba July 16, 1993 Joh. Enschedé and sons printers”. The note was printed by Royal Joh. Enschedé (Koninklijke Joh. Enschedé, Johan Enschede en Zonen), Haarlem, Netherlands (1703-date). Design is credited to Evelino Fingal. Watermark: Stylized Three. Signatures recorded for the type: Petrus J. Chong (PJC) (Director of the Central Bank); Arthur S. Irausquin (ASI) (President of the Central Bank).

Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.