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10 Euros - Willem-Alexander 75 years of Freedom
| Issuer | Royal Dutch Mint |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Weight | 6.72 g |
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| Obverse description | Stylized right-facing effigy of King Willem-Alexander rendered in a minimalist linear artistic style, depicting the head and partial neck in flowing outline form against a mirror-polished field. The portrait, designed by Marijke van Warmerdam, employs bold, fluid engraved lines to suggest facial features with modernist economy. The legend 'Willem-Alexander / Koning der Nederlanden' is inscribed vertically along the left side of the field in two lines, reading upward in Latin script. |
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| Obverse lettering | Willem-Alexander Koning der Nederlanden |
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Issued to mark the 75th anniversary of V-E Day and the liberation of the Netherlands from German occupation, this coin appeared in a year when commemorations across Europe were dramatically curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic — a collision of historical milestones that gave the release an unintended poignancy. The Netherlands had endured five years of occupation, including the catastrophic Hunger Winter of 1944–45, during which an estimated 18,000 to 22,000 Dutch civilians died of starvation in German-controlled western provinces.
The Royal Dutch Mint struck this as part of its annual gold commemorative program under Willem-Alexander, who as king holds a particular dynastic connection to the liberation — his grandmother Juliana returned from Canadian exile in 1945.