Netherlands 1898 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: 2,000,000 (a better date).

Specification: 10 g, .945 fine silver, 28 mm diameter, edge lettered GOD * ZY * MET * ONS *.

Catalog reference: KM 122.1, Sch-802.

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

Link to:

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• 1898 ½ cent
• 1898 2½ cent
• 1898 10 cents
• 1898 25 cents
• 1898 ½ gulden
• 1898 2½ gulden
• 1898 10 gulden
• 1900 cent
• Coins and currency dated 1898
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