Netherlands 1970 10 gulden

from the Enschede Collection

Queen Wilhelmina abdicated in 1948 in protest of Dutch colonial policy in Indonesia in favor of her daughter, Juliana, who would rule until 1980. This is the first ten gulden issue since the gold ten gulden ceased in 1933. This denomination was used again in 1973 and 1994-99 for various commemorative issues.

Recorded mintage: 5,980,000 plus 20,000 prooflike specimens plus about 40 proofs.

Specification: 25 g, 0.720 fine silver, 38 mm diameter, lettered edge.

Catalog reference: KM 195, Sch-1090.

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:

• 1966 2½ gulden
• 1970 10 cents
• 1970 25 cents
• 1973 10 gulden
• Coins and currency dated 1970
• On the decimal coinage of the Netherlands
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