Material Type

Artifact

Date

1938

Materials

PAPER

No. Pieces

1

Length

12.9

Width

7.3

Description

WHITE PAPER CURRENCY WITH BROWN SCROLL WORK AROUND BORDER "1.-" MARKED ON TWO RIGHT CORNERS; PROFILE OF WOMAN'S HEAD AT LEFT SIDE. CENTRE PRINTED WITH "SERIE AG NO 790881 WETTIG BETAALMIDDEL KONINKRIJK DER NEDERLANDEN ZILVERBON GROOT EEN GULDEN" DATED "1 OCTOBER 1938". REVERSE HAS "1.-" IN EACH CORNER. CENTRE PRINTED WITH CREST & "WETTIG BETAALMIDDEL. KONINKRIJK DER NEDERLANDEN"

Subjects

EXCHANGE MEDIUM

Historical Association

CURRENCY/MAUNDY

History

COLLECTED BY NICK PONYCH DURING HIS SERVICE OVERSEAS DURING THE SECOND WORLDWAR. PONYCH WAS BORN IN VEGRIVILLE AND SETTLED IN LETHBRIDGE AFTER SERVING IN THE 2ND CANADIAN ANTI-TANK REGIMENT, 20TH BATTERY AND 3RD CANADIAN ANTI-TANK REGIMENT, 105TH BATTERY. SEE OBITUARY WITH HARDCOPY FILE FOR MORE INFORMATION. FOR HISTORY OF COLLECTION SEE P19970073001-GA.

Catalogue Number

P19970073056

Acquisition Date

1997-08

Collection

Museum

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