5 Guilders (Dutch coin)

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This article is about the 5 Guilder-coin struck between 1988 and 2001. For earlier 5 Guilder-coins, see 5 Guilders (gold).
5 Guilders (Netherlands)
Value: 5.00 Dutch Guilder
Mass:  ? g
Diameter:  ? mm
Thickness:  ? mm
Composition:  ?
Years of Minting: 19882001
Circulation: 1 May 1988
28 February 2002
Minted in: Utrecht
Mintage: {{{mintage}}}
Obverse
Obverse
Design: Face value, year, privy mark (left), mint mark (right)
Designer: Bruno Ninaber van Eyben
Reverse
Reverse
Design: Queen Beatrix
Designer: Bruno Ninaber van Eyben
Edge: Reeded, "GOD ZIJ MET ONS" (God be with us)

The dutch 5 Gulden-coin was a unit of currency in the Netherlands, until the adoption of the Euro in 2002. It nominal value was f 5,- (€ 2,27).

[edit] General history

The dutch 5 Gulden-coin circulated from 1 May 1988 to 28 January 2002. It is redeemed at face value by the national bank until 1 January 2007.

[edit] Design