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20 Euros - Willem-Alexander 50th birthday
| Issuer | Netherlands |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Engraver(s) | Persijn Broersen, Margit Lukács |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features an elaborate abstract composition of interlacing ribbon-like loops and knots filling the entire field, symbolizing the three royal mottos of Willem-Alexander rendered as flowing, interconnected strands. The circular legend reads VERTEGENWOORDIGEN SAMENBINDEN AANMOEDIGEN (meaning 'To represent, to unite, to encourage') along the rim. The denomination €20 appears in the lower exergue, and the date 2017 is inscribed in the right field. The design, by Persijn Broersen and Margit Lukács, employs a highly graphic, contemporary style contrasting polished and frosted surfaces. |
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| Mintage | 2017 - Proof - 1,000 |
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Issued to mark Willem-Alexander's fiftieth birthday in April 2017, this coin was produced by the Royal Dutch Mint at Utrecht — the same institution that has struck Dutch coinage almost without interruption since the late medieval period, though it operates today as a private entity following its 2016 privatization. The timing of that ownership change, just months before this coin's release, made the piece one of the first commemorative gold issues produced under the mint's new commercial structure.