2½ cents (World War II Dutch coin)

2½ cents
Obverse
Netherlands
Value	2½ Dutch cents
Mass	2 g
Diameter	20 mm
Edge	Plain
Composition	100% Zn
Years of minting	1941-1942

Design	Two swans' heads. Lettering: NEDERLAND
Reverse

Design	Denomination, four waves, and grain. Lettering 2½ct 1941

The 2½ cent coin minted in the Netherlands during World War II was made of zinc, and worth 1/40, or .025, of the Dutch guilder. It was designed by Nico de Haas, a Dutch national-socialist, and struck in 1941 and 1942.

Mintage

Year	Mintage	Notes
1941	27,600,000
1942

Currency of the Netherlands during World War II
Topics	Dutch guilder De Nederlandsche Bank World War II Netherlands
Coinage	1 cent (1941–1944) 2½ cents (1941-1942) 5 cents (1941-1943) 10 cents (1941-1943) 25 cents (1941-1943)
Banknotes	1 guilder 2½ guilders 5 guilders 10 guilders 25 guilders 50 guilders 100 guilders 1000 guilders

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