Netherlands 2000 5 cent

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck 1999-2013 for the Netherlands as part of the transition to the euro. The five cent division of the gulden (KM 202) was also struck in 2000 but is now obsolete. When Willem Alexander succeeded Beatrix in 2014, the coinage was redesigned to feature his portrait (see KM 346 for the five cent piece). As Netherlands goes cashless, fewer coins are needed and WIllem's coinage is much more modest in quantity than his mother's.

Recorded mintage: 184, 268,000 plus 16,500 proofs.

Specification: 3.92 g, copper-plated steel, 21.25 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM-236.

Sources:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35^e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.

Link to:

• 2000 cent
• 2000 2 euro
• 2000 5 gulden, soccer
• Netherlands 2000 ducat
• Coins and currency dated 2000