Aruba 2006 25 florin
This specimen was lot 352 in Schulman auction 385 (Amsterdam, July 2025), where it sold for €400 (about US$566 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLANDS WEST-INDIE / THE DUTCH WEST-INDIES - 25 Florin 2006, Gold, BEATRIX 1980-2013, ARUBA Borstbeeld en face. Kz. Beatrix ten voeten uit. 20 jaar Status Aparte. Gepolijste stempel. (Dutch West Indies, Aruba, Beatrix 1980-2013, 25 florins of 2006. Obverse: full length bust facing; reverse: queen's head. Struck for twenty years of status apart. Proof.)"
Aruba, along with Curaçao and Bonaire, lies off the shore of Venezuela in the Caribbean. For centuries a colony of the Netherlands, agitation for independence began in the 1970's as locals resented perceived domination by Curaçao. Arubans voted for independence in 1986, to be granted in 1996, but the process was halted when the oil refinery there closed, halving government revenue. This NCLT was issued to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of separation from Curaçao.
Recorded mintage: 1,000 proofs.
Specification: 6.72 g, 0.900 fine gold, 22.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-8, KM 37.
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- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
- Passon, Tom, Catalogus van de Munten van de Nederlandse Gebieden Overzee, vanaf 1601 tot heden, Apeldoorn, Netherlands, 2022.
- Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
- [1]Absil, Andrew, Olle Cederholm, Erik de Visser and Rik van Noorloos, Schulman sale 385, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2025.
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