25 cents (World War II Dutch coin)

25 cents
Obverse
Netherlands
Value	25 Dutch cents
Mass	5 g
Diameter	26 mm
Thickness	1.5 mm
Edge	Plain
Composition	100% Zn
Years of minting	1941-1943

Design	Saling ship with waves. Lettering: NEDERLAND
Reverse

Design	Denomination with sprigs. Lettering 25 CENTS 1941

The 25 cent piece was the highest-denomination coin minted in the Netherlands during World War II. Struck between 1941 and 1943, the 25 cent coin was worth 1/4, or 0.25, of a Dutch guilder. It was made entirely of zinc, and designed by Nico de Haas, a Dutch national-socialist. The respective mintage was of 34,600,000 (1941), (1942), 13,600,000 (1943).^[1]

References

↑ "25 Cents - Wilhelmina (German Occupation) - Netherlands - Numista". Retrieved 2013-01-20.

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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