Twenty-five cent coin (Netherlands)

The twenty-five cent was a coin worth a quarter of decimal Dutch guilder. It was used from the decimalisation of the currency in 1817 until the Netherlands adopted the euro as sole currency in 2002. The last minting was in 2001. The coin was the third-smallest denomination of the guilder when the currency was withdrawn, and the largest of a value less than one guilder.

25 Cent, 1948
25 Cent, 1955
25 Cent, 2000
Obverse 1 cent, 1941.
Reverse 1 cent, 1941.

At first, the coin was minted with a layer of silver alloy. During the reign of King William III of the Netherlands the coin became smaller from 1877 onwards. The new size of the coin would be the final size, except during the German occupation of the Netherlands, when the coin was much bigger.

From 1948 onwards, the coin was minted using nickel. Its last design originated from 1980, with Queen Beatrix as the monarch on its obverse.

It was nicknamed the kwartje. The nickname came from the Dutch word for a quarter (kwart), and the diminutive suffix -je (similar to the English -ie).

Dimensions and weight
25 cent 1817-1830 25 cent 1848-1945 25 cent 1941-1943 25 cent 1948-2001
Gram 4.23  gram 3.58  gram 5  gram 3  gram
Diameter 21  mm 19  mm 26  mm 18.5  mm (1948)
19  mm (1950-2001)
Thickness 1.4  mm 1.44  mm (1898-1906)
1.38  mm (1910-1925)		 1.5  mm 1.32  mm (1948)
1.61  mm (1950-1980)
1.55  mm (1982-2001)
Metal Silver .569 Silver .640 Zinc Nickel

Source[1][2]

Versions during the kingdom of the Netherlands
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 1817-1819(U), 1822(U), 1823(B), 1824(B), 1825(U and B), 1826(U and B), 1827(B), 1828(B), 1829(U and B), 1830(U and 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, 1849
William III Utrecht Silver Kings bust to the right Value and mint year between two bonded oak branches Reeded with no edge lettering 1849, 1850, 1853, 1887, 1889, 1890
Wilhelmina Utrecht Silver Queens bust to the left with loose hair Value and mint year between two bonded oak branches Reeded with no edge lettering 1891-1897
Wilhelmina Utrecht Silver Queens head with diadem to the left Value and mint year between two bonded oak branches Reeded with no edge lettering 1898, 1901-1906
Wilhelmina Utrecht Silver Queens bust with stoat cloak to the left Value and mint year between two bonded oak branches Reeded with no edge lettering 1910-1919, 1925
Wilhelmina Utrecht and Philadelphia Silver Queens head to the left Value and mint year between two bonded oak branches Reeded with no edge lettering 1926(U), 1928(U), 1939(U), 1940(U), 1941(U and P), 1943-1945(P)
German occupation coin Utrecht Zinc Stylized sailing ship Value and mint year between two twigs Smooth with no edge lettering 1941-1943
Wilhelmina Utrecht Nickel Queens head to the left Value and mint year under a crown Reeded with no edge lettering 1948
Juliana Utrecht Nickel Queens head to the right Value and mint year under a crown Reeded with no edge lettering 1950, 1951, 1954-1958, 1960-1980
Beatrix Utrecht Nickel Half Queens head to the left Value with interrupted rectangular planes Reeded with no edge lettering 1982-2001
Discontinued due to introduction of the euro.

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

Obverses and reverses

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