Netherlands East Indies 1940 1/10 gulden
This specimen was lot 42507 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $2,040. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1/10 Gulden, 1940. Utrecht Mint. Wilhelmina I. PCGS PROOF-65 Cameo. Emanating from the final year of production in Utrecht before the events of World War II would cause production to shift to the United States, this issue is EXTREMELY RARE as a proof, with the present example tied with just one other for the top spot in the PCGS census." This type was struck 1937-40 at Utrecht and 1941-45 in the United States, the Netherlands being under German occupation. In 1949, the Dutch gave up their attempt to reconquer their colony and Indonesia obtained its independence.
Recorded mintage: 10,000,000.
Specification: 1.25 g, 0.720 fine silver, 15 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-318; Sch-854.
- Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
- Passon, Tom, Catalogus van de Munten van de Nederlandse Gebieden Overzee, vanaf 1601 tot heden, Apeldoorn, Netherlands, 2022.
- Scholten, C., The Coins of the Dutch Overseas Territories, 1601-1948, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman, 1953.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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