A knight`s helmet, the symbol on the coat of arms of the municipality of Helmond, at the left and right two years; all surrounded by text, at the left a mint mark, at the right a monogram PW, inside a circle.
Obverse lettering
Helmond 800
1178 1978
1
* Helmdaalder *
Obverse script
Reverse description
On this side there is an engraving Helmond Castle, an old castle build around 1425, but first records of the city date from 1178.
Reverse lettering
Kasteel
Van
Helmond (Translation: Castle of Helmond)
Reverse script
Mint
The York Mint Limited, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1968)
