25 cents (World War II Dutch coin)

This article is about the zinc Dutch 25-cent coin struck between 1941 and 1943, during the World War II German occupation. For other Dutch 25-cent coins, see Twenty-five cent coin (Netherlands).

25 cents

Netherlands
Value	25 Dutch cents
Mass	5 g
Diameter	26 mm
Thickness	1.5 mm
Edge	Plain
Composition	100% Zn
Years of minting	1941–1943
Obverse
Design	Saling ship with waves. Lettering: NEDERLAND
Reverse
Design	Denomination 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).