5 guilder (Dutch coin)
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- This article is about the 5 guilder coin struck between 1988 and 2001. For earlier 5 guilder coins, see 5 guilder (gold).
5 guilder ( The Netherlands) |
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| Mass: | 9.25 g |
| Diameter: | 23.5 mm |
| Composition: | ? |
| Alignment: | coin |
| Years of Minting: | 1988–2001 |
| Circulation: | 1 May 1988– 28 February 2002 |
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| Design: | Face value, year, privy mark (left), mint mark (right) |
| Designer: | Bruno Ninaber van Eyben |
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| Design: | Queen Beatrix |
| Designer: | Bruno Ninaber van Eyben |
| Edge: | Reeded, "GOD ZIJ MET ONS" (God be with us) |
The Dutch 5 guilder coin was a unit of currency in the Netherlands, until the adoption of the euro in 2002. It nominal value was f 5,- (€ 2.27).
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[edit] History
The introduction of a 5 guilder coin was first discussed and eventually approved in 1981. It would replace the 5 guilder note in circulation at the time. However at the time the National Bank had a very large supply of these banknotes in stock. Thus, in order to prevent wasting them it was decided to postpone the introduction of the coin by several years. The new coin had to fit in the current series. The ministry of finance reported it was to become “gold-coloured” and “smaller than the guilder coin and thicker that the rijksdaalder (2½ guilder coin)”. In 2000 a commemorative 5 guilder coin was struck in honour of the EC. The 5 guilder coin was withdrawn from circulation on 28 January 2002 following the introduction of the euro.
[edit] Mintage
The following amount of coins has been struck.
| Year | Mintage | Mint | Mint marks | Remarks |
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| 1988 | 73,500,000 | Utrecht | Utrecht mint, mintmaster | - |
| 1989 | 69,000,000 | Utrecht | Utrecht mint, mintmaster | - |
| 1990 | 47,200,000 | Utrecht | Utrecht mint, mintmaster | - |
| 1991 | 17,000,000 | Utrecht | Utrecht mint, mintmaster | - |
| 1992 | 400,000 | Utrecht | Utrecht mint, mintmaster | - |
| 1993 | 5,400,000 | Utrecht | Utrecht mint, mintmaster | - |
| 1994 | 400,000 | Utrecht | Utrecht mint, mintmaster | - |
| 1995 | 400,000 | Utrecht | Utrecht mint, mintmaster | - |
| 1996 | 150,000 | Utrecht | Utrecht mint, mintmaster | - |
| 1997 | 170,000 | Utrecht | Utrecht mint, mintmaster | - |
| 1998 | 100,000 | Utrecht | Utrecht mint, mintmaster | - |
| 1999 | 120,000 | Utrecht | Utrecht mint, mintmaster | - |
| 2000 | 200,000 | Utrecht | Utrecht mint, mintmaster | - |
| 2000 EC | 2,520,000 | Utrecht | Utrecht mint, mintmaster | Commemorative coin. Mintage number includes 35,000 FDC and 20,000 Proof-quality coins. |
| 2001 | 115,000 | Utrecht | Utrecht mint, mintmaster | - |
| Total: | 216,675,000 |
As of October 2002, 153,000,000 (70.61%) of 5 Guilder coins had been returned to the national bank.
[edit] Commemorative coin EC football
A special coin of 5 guilder was struck in honor of the European Championship football held in the Netherlands and Belgium in 2000. It would be the first and only commemorative coin valued 5 guilder.
| 5 guilder EC Football | ||
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| The football game is the central theme of the obverse. A football covers the entire surface of the coin, making the coin look like a football itself | The reverse depicts a new portrait of Queen Beatrix. It has a more casual character than her regular coin portrait. A football is placed in the background. | |
| Designers: Michael Readecker and Geerten Verheus | ||
| Issue: 4 May 2000 |
The first coins were struck in Utrecht on 3 May 2000. The coin was distributed from 4 May onward through four large supermarket branches (Basismarkt, Edah, Konmar and Super de Boer). Belgium showed a similar initiative by minting a commemorative 50-Franc coin in honour of the EC.
The mintage numbers were as follows:
| Quality | Mintage | Price |
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| Circulation | 2,500,000 | nominal |
| Fleur de coin (FDC) | 35,000 | F 19.95 (€ 9.05) |
| Proof | 20,000 | F 29.95 (€ 13.59) |
The Dutch national mint also minted a number of FDC and Proof coins, intended for sale. Sale prices at the time are listed above. Also a set including both the Dutch and Belgian EC-coins in FDC-quality was sold for F 59.95 (€ 27.20).
[edit] Sources
http://www.nieuwsbank.nl/inp/2000/05/0503E002.htm
Kerstpers, Magazine of the Dutch national mint, November 2000.
