Sliedrecht: Emegency currency - May 1940
Below you can see emergency currency that was issued as a result of the events in May 1940. The emergency currency has denominations of 1 Gulden, 2.50 Gulden, and 10 Gulden, and is dated May 14, 1940. However, this emergency currency was never put into circulation. The emergency currency bears the following text: “The mayor of the municipality of Sliedrecht commands everyone to accept this proof as valid Dutch currency up to an amount of one Gulden.” The 10 guilder banknote is signed by the then-mayor of Sliedrecht, Mr. H. Popping.
