Coins of Netherlands
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Country Name: Nederland (Netherlands in Dutch)
Government Constitutional Monarchy
Capital Amsterdam (official), The Hague (seat of government)
Official Language Nederlands (Dutch)
Numerical System Western Arabic numerals
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Currency
Current Currency Euro (EUR)
1 Euro = 100 Cent
Historical Currencies
Dutch Guilder (Gulden, NLG) until 2002
Stuiver (subunit of the guilder)
Silver and gold coins of the Dutch Republic and Kingdom periods
Coinage History
The Netherlands has a long numismatic history, beginning with medieval coinage and continuing through the Dutch Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The guilder was standardized in the 19th century and remained in use until the adoption of the euro in 2002. Dutch coins often featured portraits of monarchs and symbolic designs representing liberty, trade, and national identity.
Colonial Coin Issues
During its colonial period, the Netherlands issued coinage for overseas territories such as the Dutch East Indies, Suriname, and the Netherlands Antilles. These coins carried Dutch imagery, local denominations, and inscriptions suited to regional use.
Design Features
Obverse Portraits of Dutch monarchs, national symbols like the crowned lion, or royal insignia
Reverse Denomination, year of minting, and inscriptions in Dutch
Language Dutch
Materials Copper, nickel, silver, gold (historical); euro coins use standard EU bi-metallic and alloy materials
Historical Circulating Denominations
1 Cent
5 Cent (Stuiver)
10 Cent
25 Cent
1 Gulden
2½ Gulden
5 Gulden
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