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5 Euros - Willem-Alexander Jheronimus Bosch
| Issuer | Royal Dutch Mint (Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt) |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Value | 5 Euros |
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| Obverse lettering | WILLEM-ALEXANDER KONING DER NEDERLANDEN 2016 (Translation: WILLEM-ALEXANDER KING OF THE NETHERLANDS) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Issued in 2016 to mark the 500th anniversary of Hieronymus Bosch's death, this coin was part of the Netherlands' broader national commemoration organized around 's-Hertogenbosch, the city where Bosch spent virtually his entire life. The anniversary program, branded "Jheronimus Bosch 500," drew international attention to a painter whose work had spent centuries being variously attributed, misread, and copied by imitators — including several pieces still disputed today.
Face value of five euros placed it in the Dutch collector coin tier: legal tender but priced above circulation, intended for the gift and numismatic market rather than a cash drawer.