10 cent WWII (Dutch coin)

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10 cents (Netherlands)
Mass:	? g
Diameter:	22 mm
Composition:	100% Zn
Alignment:	{{{alignment}}}
Years of Minting:	1941–1943
Circulation:	10 January 1942– 15 September 1953
Obverse
Design:	Face value, year,mint mark (right). Two twigs.
Designer:	Nico de Haas
Reverse
Design:	Country-designation. Three tulips
Designer:	Nico de Haas
Edge:	reeded

This article is about the zinc Dutch 10 cent coin struck between 1941 and 1943,during the WWII German occupation. For other Dutch 10 cent coins, see Dutch 10 cent coins.

The Dutch 10 cent coin struck during the World War II German occupation was a unit of currency in the Netherlands.

[edit] Design

The obverse depicts:

• The year of mintage
• Value ("10 / CENTS").
• Mint mark (right of the zero) of the Utrecht mint.
• Two twigs.

Note: the obverse design is similar to the 25 cent coin.

The reverse depicts:

• Three stylized tulips.
• Country-designation ("NEDERLAND").

The edge:
Reeded.

[edit] Mintage numbers

The following numbers of coins were struck.

1941:	29,800,000
1942:	95,600,000
1943:	29,000,000
Total:	155,400,000

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