Netherlands East Indies 1945-S cent

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 1936-39 but the 1942 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 her independence.

Recorded mintage: 102,568,000.

Specification: 4.8 g, bronze; 23 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 317, Sch-936.

Source:

• Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35^e 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.

Link to:

• 1942-P cent
• 1942-S 1/10 gulden
• 1943-D gulden
• 1943-D 2½ gulden
• 1945-P half cent
• 1945-D cent
• 1945-P 2½ cent
• 1945-S ¼ gulden
• Coins and currency dated 1945
• return to coins of Netherlands East Indies