Netherlands East Indies 1945-S 1/4 gulden

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen was minted in San Francisco for the Netherlands East Indies in 1945. The type was struck at the Utrecht mint 1937-39 but the 1941-42 and 1945 issues were produced at American mints, 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: 56,000,000.

Specification: 3.18 g, 0.720 fine silver, .0736 troy oz ASW; 18.8 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 319, Scholten 925.

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 2014, 31e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2013.
• 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.

Link to:

• 1941-P quarter gulden
• 1942-S 1/10 gulden
• 1943-D gulden
• 1943-D 2½ gulden
• 1945-P half cent
• 1945-D cent
• 1945-S cent
• 1945-P 2½ cent
• Netherlands 1945-P gulden
• Coins and currency dated 1945
• return to coins of Netherlands East Indies