Netherlands 2001 gulden KM-205

a proof, from the Enschede Collection

This type was introduced in 1982 with the accession of queen Beatrix (1980-2013) to the throne of the Netherlands. The specification was unchanged from the issues of queen Juliana (KM 184a) but the design was modernized. To mark the final year of issue, silver and gold one gulden pieces were struck and sold to collectors.

Recorded mintage: 6,415,000 plus 200,000 proofs in silver and 25,000 proofs in gold (shown here).

Specification: (KM 205) 6 g, nickel; (KM 205a) 7.1 g, 0.925 fine silver; (KM 205b) 13.2 g, 0.999 fine gold, 25 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-205.

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, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.

Link to:

• 1984 gulden
• 2000 5 gulden, soccer
• 2000 ducat
• 2001 gulden, child's art
• 2005 2 ducats
• Coins and currency dated 2001
• On the decimal coinage of the Netherlands
• return to coinage of Netherlands