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[[Image:Schulman 385-0352o.jpg|300px|thumb|from Schulman auction 385, lot 352]]
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This specimen was lot 352 in Schulman auction 385 (Amsterdam, July 2025), where it sold for €400 (about US$566 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''NEDERLANDS WEST-INDIE / THE DUTCH WEST-INDIES - 25 Florin 2006, Gold, BEATRIX 1980-2013, ARUBA Borstbeeld en face. Kz. Beatrix ten voeten uit. 20 jaar Status Aparte. Gepolijste stempel.'' (Dutch West Indies, [[Aruba]], Beatrix 1980-2013, 25 florins of 2006. Obverse: full length bust facing; reverse: queen's head. Struck for twenty years of status apart. Proof.)"</blockquote> Aruba, along with Curaçao and Bonaire, lies off the shore of Venezuela in the Caribbean. For centuries a colony of the [[Netherlands]], agitation for independence began in the 1970's as locals resented perceived domination by Curaçao. Arubans voted for independence in 1986, to be granted in 1996, but the process was halted when the oil refinery there closed, halving government revenue. This NCLT was issued to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of separation from Curaçao.

''Recorded mintage:'' 1,000 proofs.

''Specification:'' 6.72 g, 0.900 fine gold, 22.5 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-8, KM 37.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' 
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018. 
* Passon, Tom, ''Catalogus van de Munten van de Nederlandse Gebieden Overzee, vanaf 1601 tot heden'', Apeldoorn, Netherlands, 2022.
* Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, ''Muntalmanak 2018, 35<sup>e</sup> editie'', Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Absil, Andrew, Olle Cederholm, Erik de Visser and Rik van Noorloos, ''Schulman sale 385'', Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2025. 

''Links to:''
* [[Aruba 2002 25 cents|2002 25 cents]]
* [[Aruba 2013 5 florin KM-54|2013 5 florin, royal visit]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 2006]]

[[Category:Selections from Schulman sale 385]]