Netherlands 1941 5 cents

from the Enschede Collection

This zinc five cent was issued by the Nazi puppet regime 1941-43. Copper-nickel five cents were struck in Utrecht until 1940 (KM 153) and in the United States in 1943. The postwar five cents was bronze.

Recorded mintage: 32,200,000.

Specification: 3.6 g, zinc, 18 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 172, Sch-1034.

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.

Link to:

• 1938 10 cents
• 1941 bronze 2½ cents
• 1941 zinc 2½ cents
• 1941 silver 10 cents
• 1941 zinc 25 cents
• 1941 silver 25 cents
• 1941 zinc 10 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1941
• On the decimal coinage of the Netherlands
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