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Antique & New Arendschilling; Cavalier; Cavalier d'Or; Cent; Daalder;
Ducat; Ducaton; Ducatoon; Duit; Duit; Florin; Florin d'Or; Gulden; Noble; Plak;
Portugaleser; Rijksdaalder; Rijksdaaler; Rose Noble; Schilling; Silver Ducat;
Snaphaanschilling; Stiver; StuiverCurrency Collections,
Commemorative coins, Commemoratives, Mint and Proof sets
Netherland East indies
Daalder; Ducat; Ducaton; Ducatoon; Duit; Gold Rupee; Gulden; Java Ducat;
Keping; Lari; Mohur; Pitis; Real Batu; Rixdaler; Rupee; Sen; Stiver;
Stuiver Curacao Cent; Guilder; Gulden;
Peso; Reaal; Rixdollar; Stuiver Netherlands
Zeland Daalder; Ducat; Ducaton; Duit; Gulden; Stuiver
West friesland Gulden; Stuiver
Coins
In the 18th century, coins were issued by the various provinces. There
were copper 1 duit, silver 1, 2, 6 and 10 stuiver, 1 and 3 guilder, ½
and 1 rijksdaalder and ½ and 1 ducaton. Gold 1 and 2 ducat trade coins
were also minted. The Batavian Republic issued
coins in similar denominations to the earlier provincial issues. The
Kingdom of Holland minted silver 10 stuiver, 1 florin and 1 guilder
(equivalent), 50 stuivers and 2½ guilder (also equivalent) and 1
rijksdaalder, along with gold 10 and 20 guilder. Before decimalisation,
the Kingdom of the Netherlands briefly issued some 1 rijksdaalder coins.
and the Gold 1 and 2 Ducat and Silver Ducat are still minted
today as bullion coins.
The first coins of the decimal currency copper 1 cent and silver 3
guilder were issued in ealy eighteen century folowed by the copper ½ cent, silver 5, 10 and 25 cents, ½ and 1
guilder, gold 10 guilder.and gold 5 guilder coins
In 1840, the silver content of the coinage was reduced and the gold coinage was completely suspended,
But were resumed at the end of the century.1907, silver 5 cent
coins were replaced by cupro-nickel pieces and. gold 5 guilder
coins were reissued .
After the 2WW zinc coins were introduced for 1, 2½, 5, 10 and 25
cents and pre-war type, silver 10 and 25 cents and 1
guilder coins were minted in the United States following liberation.
In 1948, bronze 1 and 5 cents and nickel 10 and
25 cents were issued followed by reduced size, silver 1
and 2½ guilders in 1954. Nickel 1 and 2½ guilder coins were introduced
in the sixties and in the eighties the nickel 5 guilder coins were
introduced .All the coins carried a profile image of the Queen on the
obverse and a simple grid on the other side.
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