Netherlands Antilles 1952 gulden

from the Enschede Collection

The Netherlands Antilles comprise the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao off the coast of Venezuela and St. Eustatius and St. Maarten in the Leeward Islands. Coinage was issued for Curaçao during World War Two, while the island was occupied by American troops, but nothing was issued for the island group as a whole until 1952. This type was struck 1952, 1963-64 and 1970 and is common.

Recorded mintage: 1,000,000 plus 100 proofs.

Specification: 10 g, 0.720 fine silver, reeded edge, 28 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 2, Sch-1375.

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:

• 1952 cent
• 1954 1/10 gulden
• Coins and currency dated 1952
• return to Netherlands Antilles