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25 ECU - Beatrix Emmeloord
| Issuer | Netherlands |
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| Year | 1990 |
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| Engraver(s) | Willem Vis |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents a bold, stylized decorative composition centered on the large raised legend 'ECU' dominating the middle field. Above, the numeral '25' is prominently displayed beneath an ornate architectural canopy motif featuring draped curtain-like elements. The curved upper legend reads 'DE NEDERLANDEN' in raised capital letters, while the date '1990' is divided across the lower left and right fields. The overall design is framed by an elaborate geometric border incorporating stars and ribbon-like scrollwork in a distinctly art-deco inspired style. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Emmeloord is the administrative center of the Noordoostpolder, land that did not exist until it was pumped dry from the IJsselmeer between 1937 and 1942 — a reclamation project completed under German occupation, with the Dutch water authority continuing work almost without interruption through the war. The ECU series issued by the Netherlands in this period functioned as collector bullion rather than circulating currency, with the European Currency Unit itself a basket instrument that never achieved physical tender status in the Netherlands.