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1/4 Gulden
| Issuer | Royal Dutch Mint (Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt) |
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| Year | 1903-1909 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the Dutch Royal coat of arms at center: a shield bearing the rampant lion of Nassau holding an upraised sword in its right paw and a bundle of arrows in its left, set against a horizontally lined field with billets, surmounted by an ornate royal crown. The denomination fraction '1/4' appears in the left field and the abbreviation 'G' (for Gulden) in the right field, flanking the shield. The circular legend 'NEDERL. INDIE' arcs along the upper periphery, with the mint year displayed in large numerals along the lower margin. Two small mint master marks flank the base of the shield. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The .720 fineness of this issue was the result of a deliberate debasement from the previous .945 standard, part of broader Dutch monetary reforms following the global silver price fluctuations of the late nineteenth century. The Netherlands had maintained a bimetallic system longer than most European powers, and the eventual shift created transitional coin types that blurred old and new standards for years.
Production across the 1903–1909 window was uneven; certain dates were struck in very small quantities relative to others in the run, making year-by-year mintage figures worth consulting before assessing relative scarcity.