{"product_id":"suriname-p-116d-1-gulden-1974-muntbiljet-henck-arron-in-album-page","title":"Suriname P116d 1 Gulden 1974—Muntbiljet—Henck Arron—in album page","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBanknote Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePick no.:\u003c\/strong\u003e P-116d\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e P-116d — signature of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Henck_Arron\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHenck Alphonsus Eugène Arron\u003c\/a\u003e without printed name at right (distinguishing it from P-116c, which carries the printed name)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Obverse: dark-green with black text on pale olive-green and brown underprint. Reverse: brown and green.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFront:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Court_of_Justice_of_Suriname\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBuilding of the High Court\u003c\/a\u003e (former Ministry of Finance) with white clock tower on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Independence_Square,_Paramaribo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIndependence Square\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paramaribo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eParamaribo\u003c\/a\u003e; national flag; denomination and issuing text in Dutch\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBack:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ornamental pattern design; text of Article 260 of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suriname\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSurinamese\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wetboek_van_Strafrecht_(Suriname)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWetboek van Strafrecht\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (Penal Code) concerning forgery and misuse of banknotes; serial number with two letters and 5 digits; denomination and legal tender text\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not specified\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 129 × 73 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Government of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suriname\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSuriname\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joh._Enschede\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRoyal Joh. Enschedé\u003c\/a\u003e (Koninklijke Joh. Enschedé), Haarlem (1703–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eYes\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Henck_Arron\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHenck Alphonsus Eugène Arron\u003c\/a\u003e — Minister of Finance (1973–1977); signature in facsimile without printed name\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Surinamese_guilder\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSurinamese Guilder\u003c\/a\u003e (1826–2003)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Suriname\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paramaribo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eParamaribo\u003c\/a\u003e (city pop. ~240,000; metro ~280,000)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~640,000 (UN 2023) — similar to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wyoming\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWyoming\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luxembourg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLuxembourg\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 163,820 km² (63,252 mi²)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$16,000 USD (IMF 2023) — ranks ~105th out of 193 globally\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gold, oil, timber, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alumina\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ealumina\u003c\/a\u003e, bananas, shrimp\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guyana\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGuyana\u003c\/a\u003e (west), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brazil\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBrazil\u003c\/a\u003e (south), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Guiana\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFrench Guiana\u003c\/a\u003e (east), Atlantic Ocean (north)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial languages:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dutch_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDutch\u003c\/a\u003e (~100% as official; spoken natively by ~60%)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpoken languages:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sranan_Tongo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSranan Tongo\u003c\/a\u003e (~lingua franca, spoken by ~80%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sarnami_Hindustani\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSarnami Hindustani\u003c\/a\u003e (~27%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Javanese_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJavanese\u003c\/a\u003e (~15%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saramaccan_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSaramaccan\u003c\/a\u003e and other \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maroon_(people)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMaroon\u003c\/a\u003e creoles (~10%)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eIndigenous peoples (pre-1498) — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arawak_people\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArawak\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caribs\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCarib\u003c\/a\u003e, and other groups\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eSpanish and British colonial claims (1498–1667)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eDutch colony — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suriname\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSuriname\u003c\/a\u003e (1667–1954) — plantation economy built on enslaved African and indentured Asian labor\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eAutonomous country within the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKingdom of the Netherlands\u003c\/a\u003e (1954–1975)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eIndependent Republic of Suriname (1975–date) — \u003cstrong\u003ethis note issued during this period\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSuriname Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSuriname is the only country in South America where Dutch is the official language — a colonial legacy that makes it a linguistic island on a continent of Spanish and Portuguese speakers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMore than 35% of the population descends from indentured laborers brought from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_India\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBritish India\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Java\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJava\u003c\/a\u003e after the abolition of slavery in 1863 — making Suriname one of the most ethnically complex nations on earth relative to its size.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRoughly 90% of the country is covered by intact \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amazon_rainforest\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmazonian rainforest\u003c\/a\u003e, one of the highest forest-cover ratios of any nation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1980_Surinamese_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e1980 military coup\u003c\/a\u003e led by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/D%C3%A9si_Bouterse\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDési Bouterse\u003c\/a\u003e ended civilian rule; in 1982, fifteen opposition leaders were executed in what became known as the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/December_murders\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDecember Murders\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sranan_Tongo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSranan Tongo\u003c\/a\u003e — the street creole that blends Dutch, English, Portuguese, and West African languages — is more widely spoken day-to-day than Dutch, despite having no official status.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat Is a Muntbiljet?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Muntbiljet\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMuntbiljet\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e — literally “coin note” in Dutch — is a government-issued paper note that substitutes for a coin of the same denomination. Unlike banknotes issued by a central bank, a Muntbiljet is issued directly by the \u003cstrong\u003eMinistry of Finance\u003c\/strong\u003e, backed by the state rather than a banking institution. The concept was common in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Netherlands\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNetherlands\u003c\/a\u003e and its territories when small-denomination coins were scarce or impractical to mint in sufficient quantities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuriname’s Muntbiljet series ran from \u003cstrong\u003e1961 to 1986\u003c\/strong\u003e, covering the 1 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Surinamese_guilder\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGulden\u003c\/a\u003e denomination across nine signature varieties (P-116a through P-116i). Each variety reflects a change in the Minister of Finance — making the series a quiet chronicle of Surinamese political history across independence, coups, and economic upheaval. The notes were printed throughout by \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joh._Enschede\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRoyal Joh. Enschedé\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Haarlem\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHaarlem\u003c\/a\u003e, one of the world’s oldest and most respected security printers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat’s on This Note\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eobverse\u003c\/strong\u003e is dominated by the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Court_of_Justice_of_Suriname\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBuilding of the High Court\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e — formerly the Ministry of Finance — with its distinctive white clock tower on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Independence_Square,_Paramaribo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIndependence Square\u003c\/a\u003e in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paramaribo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eParamaribo\u003c\/a\u003e. The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Suriname\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSurinamese flag\u003c\/a\u003e flies alongside it. The text is entirely in Dutch, identifying the note as a Muntbiljet of one Gulden, issued under a country regulation of April 8, 1960, and registered in Paramaribo on November 1, 1974. The printer’s imprint — \u003cem\u003eJoh. Enschedé en Zonen, Haarlem\u003c\/em\u003e — appears at the bottom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003ereverse\u003c\/strong\u003e carries an ornamental pattern and the full text of \u003cstrong\u003eArticle 260 of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wetboek_van_Strafrecht_(Suriname)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSurinamese Penal Code\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, warning against forgery and misuse of banknotes — a legal deterrent printed directly onto the note itself. The serial number uses two letters and five digits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eP-116d\u003c\/strong\u003e specifically bears the facsimile signature of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Henck_Arron\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHenck Alphonsus Eugène Arron\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance from 1973 to 1977 — the man who led Suriname to independence from the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKingdom of the Netherlands\u003c\/a\u003e on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Independence_of_Suriname\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNovember 25, 1975\u003c\/a\u003e. On P-116d, his name does \u003cem\u003enot\u003c\/em\u003e appear printed beside the signature, distinguishing it from the otherwise identical P-116c. With \u003cstrong\u003e60 million notes printed\u003c\/strong\u003e, it is by far the most common variety in the series — yet UNC survivors are increasingly scarce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOwn This Document of Surinamese Independence\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 1 Gulden Muntbiljet signed by the man who took Suriname out of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKingdom of the Netherlands\u003c\/a\u003e. The building on the front was his ministry. The law on the back was his government’s. Issued in 1974 — one year before independence — this small green note sat at the intersection of colonial administration and a new republic finding its footing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne Gulden. One building. One signature. 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