Five cent coin (Netherlands)

The Five cent coin (commonly called Stuiver) was a coin struck in the Kingdom of the Netherlands between 1818 and 2001. Twenty stuivers equalled a Dutch Guilder.

5 Cent, 1948.
5 Cent, 1999.
Obverse 5 cent, 1943.
Reverse 5 cent, 1943.

Dimensions and weight
5 cent 1818-1828 5 cent 1848[1]-1887 5 cent 1907-1909 5 cent 1913-1940 5 cent 1941-1943 5 cent 1948-2001
Mass 0.85  gram 0.69  gram 4.5 gram 4.5 gram 2.6  gram 3.5 gram
Diameter 15  mm 12.5  mm 18  mm 21.3  mm (Square rounded corners) 18  mm (Square rounded corners) 21  mm
Thickness ?  mm 0.76  mm 1.8  mm 1.5  mm ?  mm 1.45  mm (1948)
1.44  mm (1950-1980)
1.45  mm (1982-2001)
Metal Silver .569 Silver .640 Nickel Copper/Nickel Zinc Bronze

Source[2][3]

Versions
Monarch Mint Material Obverse Reverse Edge Minting years
William I Utrecht and Brussels Silver Crowned W between the mint year Crowned Dutch coat of arms between value Smooth with no edge lettering 1818(U), 1819(U), 1822(U), 1825(B), 1826(B), 1827(U and B), 1828(B)
William II Utrecht Silver Kings bust to the left Value and mint year between two bonded oak branches Reeded with no edge lettering 1848
William III Utrecht Silver Kings bust to the right Value and mint year between two bonded oak branches Reeded with no edge lettering 1850, 1853, 1855, 1859, 1862, 1863, 1868, 1869, 1876, 1879, 1887
Wilhelmina Utrecht Copper/Nickel A crown between two oak branches Value in a wreath of two bonded orange branches Smooth with no edge lettering 1907-1909
Wilhelmina Utrecht Copper/Nickel Fruit bearing orange branches within a double edge Value within a pearl edge Smooth with no edge lettering 1913, 1914, 1923, 1929, 1932–1934, 1936, 1938–1940, 1943
German occupation coin Utrecht Zinc Two Saxon horse heads under a sun Value within a ring with a cereal ear to the right and nine waves to the left Smooth with no edge lettering 1941-1943
Wilhelmina Utrecht Bronze Queens head to the left Value with a fruit bearing orange branch Smooth with no edge lettering 1948
Juliana Utrecht Bronze Queens head to the right Value with a fruit bearing orange branch Smooth with no edge lettering 1950–1958, 1960–1967, 1969-1980
Beatrix Utrecht Bronze Half Queens head to the left Value with interrupted rectangular planes Smooth with no edge lettering 1982-2001
Discontinued due to introduction of the euro.

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References
  1. "zilverenguldens.info". Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  2. "numista.com". Numista. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  3. "numista.com". Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  4. "nomisma.nl". Retrieved 2014-05-17.
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