The Five cent coin (commonly called Stuiver) was a coin struck in the Kingdom of the Netherlands between 1818 and 2001. Twenty stuivers equalled a Dutch Guilder.
Dimensions and weight
| 5 cent 1818–1828 | 5 cent 1848 [1]-1887 | 5 cent 1907–1909 | 5 cent 1913–1940 | 5 cent 1941–1943 | 5 cent 1948–2001 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mass | 0.85 gram | 0.69 gram | 4.5 gram | 4.5 gram | 2.6 gram | 3.5 gram |
| Diameter | 15 mm | 12.5 mm | 18 mm | 21.3 mm (Square rounded corners) | 18 mm (Square rounded corners) | 21 mm |
| Thickness | ? mm | 0.76 mm | 1.8 mm | 1.5 mm | ? mm | 1.45 mm (1948) 1.44 mm (1950-1980) 1.45 mm (1982-2001) |
| Metal | Silver .569 | Silver .640 | Nickel | Copper/ Nickel | Zinc | Bronze |
Versions
| Monarch | Mint | Material | Obverse | Reverse | Edge | Minting years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William I | Utrecht and Brussels | Silver | Crowned W between the mint year | Crowned Dutch coat of arms between value | Smooth with no edge lettering | 1818(U), 1819(U), 1822(U), 1825(B), 1826(B), 1827(U and B), 1828(B) |
| William II | Utrecht | Silver | Kings bust to the left | Value and mint year between two bonded oak branches | Reeded with no edge lettering | 1848 |
| William III | Utrecht | Silver | Kings bust to the right | Value and mint year between two bonded oak branches | Reeded with no edge lettering | 1850, 1853, 1855, 1859, 1862, 1863, 1868, 1869, 1876, 1879, 1887 |
| Wilhelmina | Utrecht | Copper/ Nickel | A crown between two oak branches | Value in a wreath of two bonded orange branches | Smooth with no edge lettering | 1907–1909 |
| Wilhelmina | Utrecht | Copper/Nickel | Fruit bearing orange branches within a double edge | Value within a pearl edge | Smooth with no edge lettering | 1913, 1914, 1923, 1929, 1932–1934, 1936, 1938–1940, 1943 |
| German occupation coin | Utrecht | Zinc | Two Saxon horse heads under a sun | Value within a ring with a cereal ear to the right and nine waves to the left | Smooth with no edge lettering | 1941–1943 |
| Wilhelmina | Utrecht | Bronze | Queens head to the left | Value with a fruit bearing orange branch | Smooth with no edge lettering | 1948 |
| Juliana | Utrecht | Bronze | Queens head to the right | Value with a fruit bearing orange branch | Smooth with no edge lettering | 1950–1958, 1960–1967, 1969–1980 |
| Beatrix | Utrecht | Bronze | Half Queens head to the left | Value with interrupted rectangular planes | Smooth with no edge lettering | 1982–2001 |
| Discontinued due to introduction of the euro. | ||||||
Source [4]
References
- ^ "zilverenguldens.info". Retrieved 2014-05-20.
- ^ "numista.com". Numista. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
- ^ "numista.com". Retrieved 2014-05-20.
- ^ "nomisma.nl". Retrieved 2014-05-17.
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