Netherlands 1915 gulden
This type, listed for 1910-17, superseded a similar type (KM 122.2) struck 1904-09 with a different hairstyle for the queen. Silver gulden were struck in the Netherlands until 1940 and for the government-in-exile at the Philadelphia mint 1944-45. Postwar issues were reduced weight. This type is common in worn condition but scarce nice. The second specimen was lot 915 in Steve Album Auction 53 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $6,000. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS: Wilhelmina I, 1890-1948, AR gulden, Utrecht, 1915, struck at the Royal Dutch Mint in Utrecht, bust of Wilhelmina facing left, lettering around // crowned coat of arms dividing value and date on top, seahorse privy mark for mint master Copius Hoitsema; an incredibly rare example in proof; this is the single finest example graded at NGC and is housed in an NGC Generation 11 holder (circa August to November 2003), a superb example with lovely proof surfaces, NGC graded Proof 63."
Recorded mintage: 14,215,000.
Specification: 10 g, 0.720 fine silver, 28 mm diameter, lettered edge.
Catalog reference: KM 148, Sch-817.
- Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 53, featuring Selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld, Almer H. Orr III, Dr. Dirk Loer and Joe Sedillot Collections, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.
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