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25 cents (World War II Dutch coin)

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25 cents
Value25 Dutch cents
Mass5 g
Diameter26 mm
Thickness1.5 mm
EdgePlain
Composition100% Zn
Years of minting1941-1943
Obverse
DesignSaling ship with waves.
Lettering:
NEDERLAND
Reverse
DesignDenomination with sprigs.
Lettering
25 CENTS 1941

The 25 cent piece was the highest-denomination coin minted in the Netherlands during World War II. Struck between 1941 and 1943, the 25 cent coin was worth 1/4, or 0.25, of a Dutch guilder. It was made entirely of zinc, and designed by Nico de Haas, a Dutch national-socialist. The respective mintage was of 34,600,000 (1941), (1942), 13,600,000 (1943).[1]

References

  1. ^ "25 Cents - Wilhelmina (German Occupation) - Netherlands - Numista". Retrieved 2013-01-20.