Netherlands 1894 25 cents

from the Enschede Collection

This type was struck 1891-97 at Utrecht. This date is somewhat scarce and features the queen as a young girl under the regency of her mother. The contemporary French silver half franc was 2.5 g, 0.835 fine.

Recorded mintage: 1,000,000.

Specification: 3.57 g, 0.640 fine silver, 19 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 115, Sch-849.

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, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1893 25 cents
• 1894 ½ cent
• 1894 ducat
• 1895 25 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1894
• return to coins of the Netherlands
• On the decimal coinage of the Netherlands