p59a: 500 Gulden from 1897

2.6.1897 - -1913. Gray and brown. Mercury at left, 3 crowned city arms (Batavia at center, Surabaya at left, Semarang at right.) in wreaths at upper center, Jan Pieterzoon Coen with ruffled collar at right. Back: H80Purple and brown. Legal text (with varieties) in 4 languages: Dutch, Javanese, Chinese and Arabic.Watermark: "JAV. BANK." Printer: JEZ. Rare.

• Country & Pick Number:Netherlands Indies p59a
• Denomination & Currency:500 Gulden
• First Year of Issue:1897
• Issue Type: Regular Issue
• Signature(s):H.P.J. van den Berg, D. Groeneveld; J.F.H. de Vignon Vandevelde,