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100 ECU - Beatrix Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen
| Issuer | Netherlands |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Weight | 3.36 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a decorative allegorical design incorporating a bow mintmark. The circular legend KONINKRIJK DER NEDERLANDEN arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 100 ECU appears in the lower field and the date 1997 is inscribed centrally. The design is framed by a border of small stars. |
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| Obverse lettering | KONINKRIJK DER NEDERLANDEN 1997 100 ECU |
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Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen governed Dutch Brazil from 1637 to 1644, a tenure remarkable for its relative tolerance and genuine intellectual curiosity — he brought scientists, cartographers, and painters to Recife at his own expense. The Dutch West India Company found his administration too expensive and recalled him despite the colony's stability under his watch.
The ECU series issued by European nations in the 1990s had no legal tender function in practice; these were bullion-adjacent commemoratives riding the pre-euro political mood.