Netherlands 1857 gulden

formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection

from the Enschede Collection

This type was struck 1850-67 in substantial numbers. No one gulden coins were struck between 1867 and 1892. Curiously, while the half, one and 2½ gulden pieces were 0.945 fine silver, the five, ten and twenty-five cent issues were only 0.640 fine.

Recorded mintage: 2,125,500.

Specification: 10 g, 0.945 fine silver, .303 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 93, Sch-610.

Source:

• Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35^e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1856 gulden
• 1857 2½ gulden
• 1858 gulden
• Coins and currency dated 1857
• On the decimal coinage of the Netherlands
• return to coins of the Netherlands