Netherlands Antilles 1975 5 cents

from the Mountain Groan 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 1971-85 and is common. The subsequent type (KM 33) is aluminum.

Recorded mintage: 2,000,000 plus a few proofs.

Specification: 4.5 g, copper-nickel, plain edge, 18.3 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 13.

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

Link to:

• 1963 5 cents
• 1966 1/10 gulden
• 1970 cent, shield obverse
• 1976 200 gulden, United States Bicentennial
• 1982 2½ gulden
• 1984 cent
• 1984 2½ cents
• 1984 5 cents
• 1984 10 cents
• 1984 25 cents
• 1984 gulden
• Coins and currency dated 1975
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