Currency in Netherlands New Guinea

Currency in Netherlands New Guinea

Source: Handbook on Netherlands New Guinea, 1958.
Monetary System.Under the current statutory regulations the unit of currency of Netherlands New Guinea is the New Guinea guilder (gulden). The New Guinea guilder is coupled to the Netherlands guilder on parity basis and so at the same time tied to the West European Payments Union System. The Netherlands New Guinea guilder is divided into one hundred cents. The government issues currency notes in denominations of f 500,-, f 100,-, f 25,-, f 10,-, f 5,-, f 2,50 and f 1,-. In addition nickel coins of 25 and 10 cents and bronze coins of 5 cents and 1 cent are in circulation. Netherlands New Guinea issues no coins of its own but makes use of Netherlands coins. The currency notes issued by the New Guinea Government are legal tender up to any amount, the metallic coins up to limited amounts. The territory has no bank of issue and for that reason no bank notes of its own are circulating. As far as check-book money is concerned it must be pointed out that a banking system has hardly developed yet, and that therefore the system of effecting payments by checks plays a very limited role.

The 1980 "Standard Catalog of World Paper Money" (by Albert Pick) shows the following description, after Indonesia, for "Irian Jaya", with the number 1 through 3, but without illustrations. The description of these three currency notes has not been found anywhere else yet, and do not appear in later editions.
Muntbiljets:

#1. 0,50 gulden (1914-1918) - Good 150.00 - Fine 225.00 - XF 400.00

#2. 1 Gulden (1914-1918) - Good 150.00 - Fine 225.00 - XF 400.00

#3. 2,5 gulden (1914-1918) - Good 150.00 - Fine 225.00 - XF 400.00

On January 2, 1950 the following currency notes were circulated: #4: 1 gulden, #5: 2 1/2 gulden, #6: 5 gulden, with queen Juliana left and a decorative vignet right.

#4. 1 Gulden Biljet (1950) (source):

- 1 Gulden Biljet - Archive Specimen (1950) (source):

- 1 Gulden Biljet - Bank Specimen (1950) (source):

#5. 2 1/2 Gulden Biljet (1950) (source):

- 2 1/2 Gulden Biljet - Specimen (1950) (source):

#6. 5 Gulden Biljet (1950) (source):

On January 2, 1950 the following currency notes were circulated: #7: 10 gulden; #8: 25 gulden, #9: 100 gulden and #10: 500 gulden, with queen Juliana left and a bird of paradise right.

#7. 10 Gulden Biljet (1950) (source):

#8. 25 Gulden Biljet (1950) (source):

- 25 Gulden Biljet - Specimen (1950) (source):

#9. 100 Gulden Biljet - Specimen (1950) (source):

On December 8, 1954 the following currency notes were circulated: #11: 1 gulden, #12: 2 1/2 gulden, #13: 5 gulden queen Juliana right and another bird of paradise left.

#11. 1 Gulden Biljet (1954)

#12. 2 1/2 Gulden Biljet (1954) (source):

#13. 5 Gulden Biljet (1954) (source):

On December 8, 1954 the following currency notes were circulated: #14: 10 gulden; #15: 25 gulden, #16: 100 gulden and #17: 500 gulden, with queen koningin Juliana right and crowned pigeon left.

#14. 10 Gulden Biljet (1954) (source):