5 cent WWII (Dutch coin)

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5 cents ( The Netherlands)
Mass:	? g
Diameter:	? mm
Composition:	100% Zn
Alignment:	coin
Years of Minting:	1941–1943
Circulation:	10 January 1942– 15 August 1950 Also redeemed by national bank between 5-30 March 1951
Obverse
Design:	Face value, year, nine waves, grain,mint mark (right).
Designer:	Nico de Haas
Reverse
Design:	Country-designation. Two Saksan horseheads under a shining sun, in a square
Designer:	Nico de Haas
Edge:	smooth

This article is about the zinc Dutch 5 cent coin struck between 1941 and 1943, during the WWII German occupation. For other Dutch 5 cent coins, see Dutch 5 cent coins.

The Dutch 5 cent coin struck during the World War II German occupation was a unit of currency in the Netherlands.

[edit] History

After pre-war 5 cent coins had been demonetised in 1950, it turned out that a very large amount was still unaccounted for. Therefore a second change to return the coins was given to the public in March 1951.

[edit] Mintage numbers

The following amount of coins has been struck.

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