2 1/2 Cents - German Occupation

€1.00
IssuerNetherlands
Year1941-1942
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value21/2 Cents (0.025 NLG)
CurrencyGulden (decimalized, 1817-2001)
CompositionZinc
Weight2.8 g
Dimensions20 mm
Thickness1.60 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to15 August 1950
Reference(s) KM#171, Schön#56
Obverse descriptionFrisian owl board; a decorated facade sign on the roof construction of farms and houses in the Frisian countryside, it consists of stylized swans flanking the facade sign containing a fly hole for owls to fly freely in and out of the barn and hunt rodents within.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringNEDER LAND
(Translation: Netherlands)
Reverse descriptionFour waves and an ear of corn on the right.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering21/2 ct 1941
EdgePlain
MintRoyal Dutch Mint (Koninklijke
Nederlandse Munt), Utrecht, Netherlands (1010-date)
Mintage1941  - - 27 600 000
1942  - most were remelted - 200 000
Catalog ID2908066940
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