2 gulden 1978 — Suriname ( Pick: 118 )
Region:
South America
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 2 gulden issued in Suriname in 1978. It is cataloged under Pick number 118. The design features a red-brown and light-blue color scheme on a multicolor underprint, with additional red-brown and light-green elements. The dimensions of the note are 128 x 73 mm. This banknote is signed by Harry Sharuh Radhakishun and Lesley E. Goede. It was printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd., New Malden, Surrey, England.
The total amount produced includes 3,200,000 notes in 1973 and 4,400,000 notes in 1978. The paper composition is standard for notes from this period.
Suriname's monetary system saw various changes, including the introduction of notes for higher denominations in the 1970s.
The total amount produced includes 3,200,000 notes in 1973 and 4,400,000 notes in 1978. The paper composition is standard for notes from this period.
Suriname's monetary system saw various changes, including the introduction of notes for higher denominations in the 1970s.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Harry Sharuh Radhakishun (1973); Lesley E. Goede (1978)
- Date of issue
- 1973; 1978
- Printing office
- Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd., New Malden, Surrey, England
- Colour
- Red-brown and light-blue on multicolor underprint; red-brown and light-green on multicolor underprint
- Dimensions
- 128 x 73 mm
- Amount produced
- 3,200,000 (1973); 4,400,000 (1978)
- Pick catalog
- 118
About this banknote
The "Centrale Bank van Suriname" issued the Suriname 2½ gulden banknote in 1978. This series was introduced following financial regulations established on 8 April 1960. The banknote was printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd., a well-known security printing company in England.
The front side of the note features a blue bird, Thraupis episcopus, against a backdrop of intricate foliage with red-brown and light-blue colors. The back side displays a vivid scene of the Afobaka Dam under a setting sun, accompanied by a lizard in the foreground. The note measures 128 x 73 mm and had a production of 4,400,000 units in 1978.
