Catalog
50 Euro Cents Pattern
| Issuer | Netherlands Antilles |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Diameter | 24.3 mm |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of Queen Juliana set within a raised diamond-shaped inner frame, her hair elaborately styled and adorned. Twelve six-pointed stars are arranged around the outer circular field, echoing the European Union motif. The legend is divided across all four sides of the diamond frame, reading NEDERLANDSE at the top, ANTILLEN at the right, AUTONOOM at the left, and the commemorative dates 1954-2004 at the bottom, marking fifty years of autonomy for the Netherlands Antilles. |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed seahorse, rendered in high relief, occupies the centre-left of the field amid an underwater scene featuring sea grasses, coral, and starfish at the base. The large numeral 50 dominates the right portion of the field in the style of euro coinage denomination typography. A partial arc of twelve stars runs along the upper left, consistent with the European Union star motif. The word ESSAI appears at the upper right of the field and TRIAL at the lower right, confirming the piece's status as a trial strike. |
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The Netherlands Antilles never formally adopted the euro, but in 2004 the territory struck a small series of pattern pieces exploring what a Caribbean euro coinage might look like. These were not produced for circulation and carry no legal tender status — they exist purely as trial strikes, likely produced in limited numbers for official or collector distribution.
Nordic gold, the aluminum-bronze alloy used for actual euro cent coinage across the eurozone, was specified here to match the material standards of the genuine series.