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One guilder coin (1922–1945)

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1 Guilder
Value1.00 Dutch guilder
Mass10.00 g
Diameter21.3 mm
Thickness? mm
EdgePlain, God be with us ("GOD ZIJ MET ONS")
Orientationcoin
Composition72% Ag, ?
Years of minting1922~1945
(Utrecht, Philadelphia, Denver)
Mintage?
Circulation?–
1 October 1948
Obverse
DesignQueen Wilhelmina
DesignerJ.C. Wienecke
Reverse
DesignFace value, year, privy mark (left), mint mark (right). Coat of arms. Country-designation.
Designer?

The Dutch 1 guilder coin struck under the reign of Queen Wilhelmina was a unit of currency in the Netherlands.

History

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As a result of the rising silver price after the First World War, from 1922 onward it was decided that the silver content of most Dutch coins would be lowered. Thus a new design was necessary.

Design

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The design of 1 guilder coins has not changed much between 1818 and 1945.

The obverse depicts:

  • Portrait of Wilhelmina facing left.
  • Title of Wilhelmina: "WILHELMINA KONINGIN DER NEDERLANDEN"; Wilhelmina, queen of the Netherlands.

The reverse depicts:

  • The year of mintage
  • Value (1 – G).
  • Privy mark (left of the coat of arms), of the director of the Utrecht-mint.
  • Mint mark (right of the coat of arms) of the Utrecht-mint.
  • The Crowned Dutch coat of arms.
  • Country-designation: "MUNT VAN HET KONINGRIJK DER NEDERLANDEN"; Coin of the kingdom of the Netherlands.

The edge: Plain, God be with us ("GOD ZY MET ONS")

References

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