10 Caribbean Guilder Banknote (Grey Angel Fish)

10 Caribische Gulden Caribbean Gulden (Issued 2025)

The 2025 Caribbean Gulden series from the Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten declares a deep and deliberate connection to the natural marine world that surrounds these twin-island territories in the southern Caribbean. The choice of underwater and coastal imagery reflects the islands’ identity as places where ocean life, reef ecosystems, and historic coastal landmarks are central to both the landscape and the cultural consciousness. Issued on 31 maart 2025, as printed on the reverse, this 10 Caribische Gulden note announces itself as a vivid celebration of Caribbean biodiversity. The palette and imagery together communicate a forward-looking environmental pride rooted in the shared heritage of Curaçao and Sint Maarten.

On the front, the dominant central image is a large, beautifully rendered angelfish — identified on the note itself with the caption “zwarte keizersvis,” the Dutch name for the grey angelfish — depicted in fine detail with its characteristic disc-shaped body, dark-edged scales, and flowing fins rendered in soft blue-grey tones against a warm golden-yellow background. The fish occupies the right-centre of the composition, drawn in a style that blends naturalistic illustration with the precision of intaglio-style engraving, giving the creature considerable depth and texture. To the left of the angelfish, a striking green holographic security element is prominently positioned, featuring a stylised design that shifts with the angle of light, incorporating what appears to be a conch shell and reef plant forms. Beneath this holographic patch, the denomination numeral “10” appears in teal-green print. Running vertically along the left edge of the note is a darker brown-gold panel containing a detailed engraving of a conch shell alongside the vertical text “WETTIG BETAALMIDDEL,” meaning legal tender, and a small circular emblem bearing the initials of the issuing bank. The upper left carries the bold title text “TIEN CARIBISCHE GULDEN” in dark lettering, while the large numeral “10” appears in deep violet-purple at the right. Two facsimile signatures appear at the lower centre, attributed to the “PRESIDENT” and “DIRECTEUR-SECRETARIS” respectively. Scattered across the warm yellow field of the note are subtle background elements including dot patterns, small coral and shell motifs, and fine guilloché wave patterns, all contributing to the note’s security printing layers. The issuing authority is confirmed in the lower right in clear sans-serif text: “CENTRALE BANK VAN CURAÇAO EN SINT MAARTEN.”

The reverse presents an equally structured and carefully composed design centred on a detailed architectural illustration of the Vuurtoren Klein Curaçao — the lighthouse of Klein Curaçao, a small uninhabited island off the southeast coast of Curaçao — as identified by the caption printed directly beneath the image. The lighthouse is rendered in a fine line-engraving style, depicted as a tall white tower with a red lantern room at the summit, accompanied by a low pink-rendered building at its base and set against a sky-blue and cream background with distant horizon detail. The overall colour register of the reverse shifts toward cooler tones of blue, cream, and soft coral, contrasting with the warmer yellow obverse. In the foreground below the lighthouse scene, a crab is illustrated in reddish-orange tones, adding further marine fauna to the compositional narrative. The serial number “C11497 3757” appears twice — once running vertically along the left margin and once along the right margin — both in black print. The date “31 maart 2025” is printed in small text at the upper centre of the note. The denomination “TIEN CARIBISCHE GULDEN” is printed in bold dark text at the lower left, and the large numeral “10” appears in deep red-orange at the lower right. At the very top, the issuing bank name “CENTRALE BANK VAN CURAÇAO EN SINT MAARTEN” is printed in bold lettering running vertically along the upper portion of the note. The foot of the reverse carries the copyright line “auteursrecht Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten” in small print. A security thread is visible as a dark horizontal band crossing the upper section of the note, and the overall paper has the characteristic feel and translucency of modern polymer or security-substrate currency printing.

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