Netherlands Antilles 1957 5 cents

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from the Enschede Collection
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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 1957, 1962-70 and is common.

Recorded mintage: 500,000 plus 250 proofs.

Specification: 4.5 g, copper-nickel, plain edge, 21.3 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 6, Sch-1410.

Source:

  • 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, 35e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.

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