Netherlands 1901 25 cents

from the Enschede Collection

This type, struck 1898-1906, features the "coronation head" of queen Wilhelmina. On her coronation in 1898, the regency ended and she assumed full powers of the throne. This bust was used on all the silver and gold denominations from the ten cents to the ten gulden. Varieties exist with wide and narrow truncation of the neck.

Recorded mintage: 1,600,000.

Specification: 3.57 g, .640 fine silver, 19 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 120.2, Sch-854.

Source:

• Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2014, 31^e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2013.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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