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5 Cents - Wilhelmina
| Issuer | Netherlands East Indies (1601-1949) |
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| Year | 1913-1922 |
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| In circulation to | 1 January 1952 |
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| Reverse description | Central round perforation flanked by two highly stylized confronting mythological sea-creature or naga motifs in decorative relief, rendered in a Javanese artistic tradition. Javanese script legend arcs across the upper field, while Arabic script inscription fills the lower field, both conveying the denomination equivalent of one-twentieth of a gulden. The overall composition is symmetrical, with the ornamental creatures curling away from the central hole toward the coin's rim, creating an intricate and elaborate design characteristic of Netherlands East Indies colonial coinage. |
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| Mintage | 1913 - - 60,000,000 1913 - Proof - 1921 - - 40,000,000 1921 - Proof - 1922 - - 20,000,000 |
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The Netherlands East Indies maintained a separate colonial coinage system administered through Batavia, and these copper-nickel 5-cent pieces circulated across an archipelago spanning thousands of islands with wildly inconsistent monetary infrastructure. Wilhelmina's long reign — 1890 to 1948 — meant her effigy appeared on colonial issues across decades, making date attribution more consequential than it might first appear.
The 1917–1918 wartime years disrupted Utrecht mint output, with some colonial denominations struck at alternative facilities due to European shipping constraints. Whether a given piece from this date range was struck under normal or disrupted conditions affects its production history considerably.