Netherlands 1897 10 gulden

from the Enschede Collection

formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection

The Dutch ten gulden is about four percent heavier than the similar French twenty francs. This type was struck for Wilhelmina (1890-1948) 1892, 1895 and 1897; the 1897 is the most common date.

Recorded mintage: 453,696.

Specification: 6.73 g, 0.900 fine gold, 22.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Fr-347; KM-118, Sch-742.

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:

• 1895 10 gulden
• 1897 10 cents
• 1897 25 cents
• 1898 2½ gulden
• 1898 10 gulden
• Coins and currency dated 1897
• On the decimal coinage of the Netherlands
• return to coins of Netherlands