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25 Florin - Beatrix Olympics 1992
| Issuer | Central Bank of Aruba |
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| Year | 1992 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned effigy of Queen Beatrix facing left, rendered as a bold silhouette profile against the field, with a stylised circular halo element framing the bust. The name 'Beatrix' appears in flowing script lettering above the portrait, while the legend 'KONINGIN DER NEDERLANDEN' (Queen of the Netherlands) is inscribed in large block capitals to the right of the effigy. Horizontal ruled lines divide the upper and lower margins of the field, giving the design a modern, graphic quality characteristic of Evelino Fingal's portrait style for Dutch coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Dynamic depiction of two windsurfers in full competition, with sails billowing and hulls skimming across stylised waves rendered in fine relief. The foreground windsurfer is shown leaning back against the boom in an athletic racing posture, with a second competitor visible to the left. The legend 'ARUBA' and denomination '25 FLORIN' appear in bold block lettering to the upper right of the field, flanked by the Utrecht mint mark and the mintmaster's privy mark. The curved inscription 'OLYMPISCHE SPELEN 1992' runs along the lower exergual area, completing the commemorative design for the Barcelona Olympic Games. |
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Aruba's Olympic commemorative program in the early 1990s was largely a vehicle for generating collector revenue — the island nation had only gained its separate Status Aparte from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986, and building independent institutional infrastructure, including a functioning central bank, was still recent work. These issues were produced for export sale rather than domestic circulation, making worn examples essentially nonexistent.