Issued to mark the 500th anniversary of Hieronymus Bosch's death, this coin was part of the Netherlands' broader cultural commemoration program centered on 's-Hertogenbosch, the city where Bosch spent virtually his entire life. The "Jheronimus" spelling used on the coin reflects the form the painter himself actually signed — the more familiar "Hieronymus" being a later Latinized standardization.
As a silver-plated copper piece with face value of five euros, it was legal tender but priced above face value at point of sale — effectively a collectible from issue, never intended for the till.
Issued to mark the 500th anniversary of Hieronymus Bosch's death, this coin was part of the Netherlands' broader cultural commemoration program centered on 's-Hertogenbosch, the city where Bosch spent virtually his entire life. The "Jheronimus" spelling used on the coin reflects the form the painter himself actually signed — the more familiar "Hieronymus" being a later Latinized standardization.
As a silver-plated copper piece with face value of five euros, it was legal tender but priced above face value at point of sale — effectively a collectible from issue, never intended for the till.