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5 Euros - Willem-Alexander Maastricht - Silver Proof
| Issuer | Royal Dutch Mint (Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt) |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Weight | 15.50 g |
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| Obverse description | The effigy of King Willem-Alexander is depicted in right-facing portrait set against an architectural rendering of the ornate ceiling of the Gouvernement building in Maastricht, where the Treaty of Maastricht was signed. A ring of twelve five-pointed stars surrounds the design, symbolizing the twelve founding member states of the European Union at the time of the treaty's signing. The king's name and title appear as a legend in the field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features twelve ink pens arranged to form the outline of a classical temple facade with three prominent pillars, symbolizing the three pillars of the Maastricht Treaty: the European Community, Common Foreign and Security Policy, and Justice and Home Affairs. Twenty-seven five-pointed stars are scattered across the field, representing the current twenty-seven member states of the European Union. The denomination, commemorative inscription, and dual date appear prominently in the legend. |
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Maastricht holds a particular resonance in Dutch monetary history as the city that gave its name to the 1992 treaty establishing the framework for the euro — making a Dutch silver five-euro piece honoring the city carry a certain irony, issued in a currency the treaty helped create but that the Netherlands adopted only after considerable public ambivalence.
The Royal Dutch Mint's Utrecht facility struck this as a collector proof rather than a circulating issue, consistent with the broader Dutch practice of reserving silver five-euro pieces entirely for the numismatic market since the denomination's introduction under Beatrix.