Crown Currency Offers PMG-certified Suriname Rarities
Posted on 11/25/2025
Some of the greatest numismatic rarities from the South American nation of Suriname are featured in a Crown Currency auction. Bidding is underway for Auction 47 - Dedajo Collection of Suriname Banknotes, which includes more than 140 lots graded by Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) and concludes on December 18, 2025.
Among the auction highlights are two incredibly rare Half Gulden notes: a Suriname / Dutch Administration 1826 Half Gulden graded PMG 40 Extremely Fine (lot 4) and a Suriname / Dutch Administration 1829 Half Gulden graded PMG 30 Very Fine NET (lot 5). The 1829 is the only example in the PMG Population Report, where only seven examples across all catalog numbers are recorded for the Half Gulden denomination.
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Other PMG-certified highlights in the auction include:
- a Suriname 1808 10 Stiver "Card Money" graded PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated (lot 1)
- a Suriname, West-Indische Bank 1837 10 Centen graded PMG 15 Choice Fine NET (lot 6)
- a Suriname, Surinaamsche Bank ND (1925-48) 100 Gulden graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated EPQ (lot 12)
- a Suriname 1940 50 Cent graded PMG 67 Superb Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 37)
- two Suriname ND (1942) 5 Gulden Proofs (a Front and a Back), each graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (lot 142)
- a Suriname, Centrale Bank 2000 1,000 Gulden with a Radar/Repeater Serial Number graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 102)
- a Suriname, Centrale Bank 2000 25 Gulden - Replacement graded PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 98)

