1 Cent - Wilhelmina

This is a pattern piece, not a circulation strike. The Netherlands Indies monetary administration never adopted a gold cent for everyday use — the denomination made no economic sense in that metal — and this Wilhelmina-era essai almost certainly originated as a presentation or trial striking rather than a serious proposal for coinage. Delmonte's cataloging of it as G#1248 places it firmly within the documented series of Dutch colonial gold proofs and patterns, a category produced in very limited numbers and rarely encountered outside specialist collections.