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5 Guilder - Beatrix Nostalgia Edition
| Issuer | Netherlands |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Diameter | 24 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | NEDERLAND 2005 |
| Reverse description | Central denomination numeral enclosed within an inner ring, flanked by vertical lines, with six stars arranged above and six below the numeral in the inner field. The outer ring bears a circumferential legend identifying the issuer and the commemorative nature of the piece, along with the reign anniversary dates. The design references the essay and prove tradition of European pattern coinage. |
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The Netherlands retired the guilder on January 28, 2002, when euro coins became legal tender — ending a currency with roots stretching back to the Dutch Republic of the seventeenth century. This 2005 brass piece is a collector restrike, not a circulation coin, issued to satisfy the considerable nostalgia market that emerged almost immediately after demonetization. The Dutch public's attachment to the guilder was unusually strong; surveys conducted shortly after the switchover showed the Netherlands among the highest in Europe for euro dissatisfaction.