Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
5 Euros - Beatrix 300 Years Peace of Utrecht
| Issuer | Royal Dutch Mint (Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt) |
|---|---|
| Year | 2013 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | 5 Euros |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | 300 JAAR VREDE VAN UTRECHT 2013 5 € EL |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
The Peace of Utrecht, signed in 1713, ended the War of the Spanish Succession and reshaped European borders more dramatically than any treaty since Westphalia. The Netherlands emerged commercially intact but militarily exhausted, having bled heavily to prevent Louis XIV from placing a Bourbon on the Spanish throne. The 300th anniversary issue appeared in the same year the Dutch government announced Queen Beatrix's abdication in favor of Willem-Alexander — making it one of the final commemoratives struck under her reign.
Silver-plated copper was chosen over sterling to keep the piece accessible at face value price point, a deliberate policy of the Dutch mint for circulation-tier commemoratives.