25 cents
The 25-cent piece was the highest-denomination coin minted in the Netherlands during World War II. Struck between 1941 and 1943, the 25-cent coin was worth, or 0.25, of a Dutch guilder. It was made entirely of zinc, and designed by Nico de Haas, a Dutch national-socialist. The respective mintage was of 34,600,000 (1941), (1942), 13,600,000 (1943).
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The 25-cent piece was the highest-denomination coin minted in the Netherlands during World War II. Struck between 1941 and 1943, the 25-cent coin was worth, or 0.25, of a Dutch guilder. It was made entirely of zinc, and designed by Nico de Haas, a Dutch national-socialist. The respective mintage was of 34,600,000 (1941), (1942), 13,600,000 (1943).
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• Denomination — 25 cents • Country — Netherlands • Value — 25 • Unit — Dutch cents • Mass — 5 • Diameter — 26 • Thickness — 1.5 • Edge — Plain • Composition — 100% Zn • Years Of Minting — 1941–1943 • Obverse Image Size — 250px • Obverse Design — Saling ship with waves. Lettering: NEDERLAND • Reverse Image Size — 250px • Reverse Design — Denomination with sprigs. Lettering 25 CENTS 1941
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