5 Gulden, De Nederlandsche Bank, Netherlands, 1944 (Pick 63)

This 5 Gulden note was issued in Netherlands by the De Nederlandsche Bank, dated 1944. It belongs to the Gulden (decimalized, 1817-2001) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: German occupation (1940-1945). It measures 129 × 73 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 63.

Obverse: Green. Large 5s at left and right. Three serial number varieties. Its lettering reads “ZILVERBON / GROOT / 5 - VIJF GULDEN - 5 / Wordt ter betaling aangenomen door / De Nederlandsche Bank en aan alle Rijkskantoren. / Inwisselbaar in zilver na aankondiging. / Geregistreerd - 16 October 1944 / De Wnd. Agent v.h. Departement v. Financiën: / De Wnd. Secretaris-Generaal v.h. Departement v. Financiën: / De Bussy Amsterdam”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Silver Voucher 5 - Five Gulden - 5 Accepted for payment by The Dutch Bank and all government offices. Redeemable in silver after announcement. Registered - October 16th, 1944 The Act. Agent o.t. Department of Finance: The Act. Secretary General o.t. ”.

Reverse: Green edge and a white rectangle and half circle with lettering in the middle. Its lettering reads “NEDERLAND / 5 / Het namaken of vervalschen van zilverbons met het oogmerk / om die als echt en onvervalscht uit te geven of te doen uitgeven, wordt gestraft met gevangenisstraf van ten hoogste negen jaren. / WETTIG BETAALMIDDEL”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Netherlands 5 Counterfeiting or falsifyingsilver vouchers for the purpose of issuing it or have it issued as genuine and unadulterated, is punishable by up to nine years' imprisonment. Legal Tender”.

The note was printed by De Bussy, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Signatures recorded for the type: Oppel (O) (Agent of Finance Ministry); Meinoud Marinus Rost van Tonningen (MMRT) (Interim Secretary of Finance Ministry). Demonetized: Yes. 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.