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1 Florin - Beatrix
| Issuer | Central Bank of Aruba |
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| Year | 1986-2013 |
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| Engraver(s) | Evelino Fingal |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Stylized silhouette effigy of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands facing left, rendered in a bold, modernist relief within a rectangular inner frame. The queen's name BEATRIX appears in flowing script above her portrait, while the legend KONINGIN DER NEDERLANDEN is inscribed in three lines to the right of the effigy, identifying her as Queen of the Netherlands. |
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Aruba's currency came into existence on January 1, 1986, the same day the island achieved its separate status from the Netherlands Antilles — a political separation that had been negotiated specifically to forestall full independence, which Aruba later indefinitely postponed in 1994. The florin was introduced as part of that arrangement, pegged to the US dollar at 1.79 AFL, a rate that has held without adjustment ever since.
The shift to nickel plated steel from the earlier nickel composition reflects a cost-driven reminting decision made sometime in the production run — worth noting when attributing examples from the later dates.