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The guilder (Dutch: gulden, pronounced [ˈɣʏldə(n)] ⓘ) or florin was the currency of the Netherlands from 1434 until 2002, when it was replaced by the euro.. The Dutch name gulden was a Middle Dutch adjective meaning 'golden', [1] and reflects the fact that, when first introduced in 1434, its value was about equal to (i.e., it was on par with) the Italian gold florin.
Double Stuiver, 1758, Holland 10-Cent, 1948 10-Cent, 1950 10-Cent, 1993 Obverse 10 cent, 1942. A dubbeltje (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdʏbəltɕə] ⓘ) is a small former Dutch coin, originally made of silver, with a value of a tenth of a Dutch guilder. The 10-euro-cent coin is currently also called a dubbeltje in the Netherlands.
The design of the reverse of the guilder coin did not change from 1818 to 1945. The obverse depicts: Portrait of William II facing left, with the artist's signature in the lower right corner of his neck. Title of William II: "WILLEM II KONING DER NEDERLANDEN Groot.Hertog.Van.Luxemburg."; (William II, king of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of ...
The value of a Dutch silver coin corresponds with the theme of the coin. If the coin has a royal theme, then the face value is 10 euro. Any other subject and the coin will be of face value 5 euro. The same principle with the gold coins, which have face values of 10 euro and 20 euro. Sometimes also 50 euro gold coins are issued.
€ 0.10 € 0.20 € 0.50 Portrait of Queen Beatrix, her title around the edge. € 1.00 € 2.00 € 2 Coin Edge The edge lettering features the words GOD ★ ZIJ ★ MET ★ ONS (God Be With Us). The same lettering had been applied to the larger guilder coins. Half portrait of Queen Beatrix, her title vertically shown as in the former guilder.
The zinc 10-cent coin was minted in the Netherlands between 1941 and 1943 during World War II. It was worth 1/10, or .10, of the guilder, and designed by Nico de Haas, a Dutch national-socialist. The respective mintage was of 29,800,000 (1941), 95,600,000 (1942), 29,000,000 (1943). [1]
The Half guilder coin was a silver coin struck in the Kingdom of the Netherlands between 1818 and 1930. The obverse featured a portrait of the Dutch reigning King or Queen . On the reverse was a crowned Dutch coat of arms between the value.
This turned out to be a mistake (due to the high silver price) and from 1840 onward 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-guilder coins were produced again. Production stopped in 2002 due to the introduction of the euro. 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-guilder coins continued to be called by their nicknames rijksdaalder, riks, and knaak until the introduction of the euro.