Netherlands 1973 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 second ten gulden issue since the gold ten gulden ceased in 1933. It marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of Juliana's reign. This denomination was first used in 1970 and again 1994-99 for various commemorative issues.

Recorded mintage: 4,505,000 plus 105,750 proofs.

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

Catalog reference: KM 196, Sch-1091.

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.

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• 1970 10 gulden
• 1974 ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1973
• On the decimal coinage of the Netherlands
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