Netherlands ½ Cent - Willem III / Wilhelmina, 1878 – 1901
Information
Country
Netherlands
Netherlands
Currency
Gulden
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
½ Cent
Year
1878 – 1901
Rulers
Wilhelmina
(1890–1948)
, William III
(1849–1890)
Composition
Bronze
Shape
Round
Alignment
Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
1.25
Diameter (mm)
14
Thickness (mm)
1.24
Demonetized
1940
Description
½ Cent from Netherlands. Issued from 1878 to 1901. Struck in Bronze. Measures 14 mm and weighs 1.25 g.
- Obverse
- A lion (crowned, facing left, holding a sword in right paw and seven arrows in left paw) within a beaded circle in the centre, lettering above the circle, date below, and the privy mark is to the left of the date (Kingdom of the Netherlands)
- Reverse
- Value within wreath
- Edge
- Milled
Mintage & Variants
| Date | Mintage | vg | f | vf | xf | au | unc | Comment | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1901
|
6M | — | € 2,40 | € 4,50 | € 4,50 | € 14,00 | — | 30% | ||
|
1900
|
3M | — | € 2,20 | € 12,00 | € 14,00 | — | — | 14% | ||
|
1898
|
2M | — | € 15,00 | € 15,00 | € 15,00 | — | — | 9% | ||
|
1894
|
5M | — | € 1,00 | € 6,50 | € 11,00 | — | — | 21% | ||
|
1891
|
5M | — | € 0,99 | € 5,40 | € 11,00 | — | — | 20% | ||
| 1886 | 2.2M | — | — | € 38,00 | — | — | — | broadaxe privy mark | 6% | |
| 1885 | 7.8M | € 2,80 | € 2,80 | € 2,80 | € 2,80 | € 2,80 | — | broadaxe privy mark | 31% | |
| 1884 | 17.2M | — | € 1,10 | € 1,60 | € 3,50 | € 5,30 | € 21,00 | broadaxe privy mark | 36% | |
| 1883 | 800K | — | — | — | — | — | — | broadaxe privy mark; (overdate variety exists 1883/1883) | 5% | |
| 1878 | 4M | — | € 0,16 | € 6,90 | € 6,90 | — | — | broadaxe privy mark | 13% |
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