Netherlands 1930 1/2 gulden

from the Mountain Groan Collection

from the Enschede Collection

This specimen is from the last year of issue of a type struck at the Utrecht mint for the Netherlands 1921-30. This is the most common of four dates but none are rare. The bust of Wilhelmina (r. 1890-1948) shown here first appeared on the half gulden of 1921 and was used until the end of WW II. The denomination was retired after 1930; no more have been struck to this day.

Recorded mintage: 18,500,000.

Specification: 5 g, 0.720 fine silver, .115 troy oz ASW, 22 mm diameter, designed by J. C Weinecke.

Catalog reference: KM 160, Sch-845.

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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1929 half gulden
• 1929 2½ gulden
• 1945-P gulden
• Coins and currency dated 1930
• On the decimal coinage of the Netherlands
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