PMG-certified Netherlands Indies Rarity in Spotlight in Crown Currency Auction

More than 900 banknotes certified by PMG® and dozens of coins certified by NGC® are being offered in an auction that includes many vintage rarities from the Netherlands and its former colonies. Bidding is already underway in Crown Currency Live Auction 55, which concludes on June 9-10, 2026.

Drawing bidders' attention is a Netherlands Indies / Dutch Administration ND (1890) 50 Dollars - Partially Printed Remainder graded PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 801). This rare note bears the name of Medan, a city in northern Sumatra that served as the capital of the Sultanate of Deli, a major exporter of tobacco. Today, Medan is Indonesia's most-populous city outside of the island of Java.

Other PMG-certified highlights in the auction include:

• a Philippines, Bangko Sentral 1998 100,000 Piso Commemorative graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (lot 876)
• a French India 1936-45 1 Roupie graded PMG 30 Very Fine (lot 357)
• a Syria 1938 50 Livres Specimen graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (lot 1076)
• a Palestine, Currency Board 1927 1 Pound graded PMG 12 Fine (lot 848)
• a Netherlands Indies, Javasche Bank 1938-39 100 Gulden graded PMG 30 Very Fine (lot 814)
• an Aruba, Centrale Bank 1993 500 Florin graded PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 52)

NGC-certified highlights in the auction include:

• Netherlands 1739 Holland 1 Stuiver graded NGC MS 67 (lot 1457), which is unsurpassed in the NGC Census
• a China 2018 Silver 10 Yuan Panda graded NGC MS 70 with an Early Releases designation (lot 1364)
• a Netherlands 1724 Holland 2 Stuivers graded NGC MS 66 (lot 1455)
• a Straits Settlements 1904B Silver Dollar graded NGC Chopmarked (lot 1476)
• a Netherlands 1874 (SWORD) 2.5 Gulden with Scabbard graded NGC MS 61 (lot 1461)
• a Mexico 1943M Pesos graded NGC MS 67 (lot 1451)
• an India 1944(B) Rupee graded NGC MS 64 (lot 1409)