Netherlands 1904 1/2 gulden

from the Enschede Collection

This type, struck 1898-1909, 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.

Recorded mintage: 1,000,000 (a scarce date).

Specification: 5 g, 0.945 fine silver, 22 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 121.2, Sch-831.

Source:

• Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35^e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1902 25 cents
• 1904 cent
• 1904 2½ cents
• 1904 10 cents
• 1904 25 cents
• 1904 gulden
• 1905 25 cents
• 1907 ½ gulden
• Coins and currency dated 1904
• On the decimal coinage of the Netherlands
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