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100 Florin Discovery of Aruba
| Issuer | Centrale Bank van Aruba |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Value | 100 Florin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | 100 FLORIN ARUBA |
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Aruba separated from the Netherlands Antilles as a separate constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands on January 1, 1986, following years of political pressure led largely by Gilberto François "Betico" Croes. The Centrale Bank van Aruba was established that same year, and the Aruban florin replaced the Netherlands Antillean guilder at par. This 1999 gold issue commemorates the island's European discovery, traditionally attributed to Alonso de Ojeda's 1499 expedition — exactly five centuries prior.
Fr#3 indicates this is only the third gold type catalogued for Aruba, reflecting how seldom the bank issued precious metal coinage in its early decades.