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50 Euro Cents - Willem-Alexander 2nd map
| Issuer | Royal Dutch Mint (Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt) |
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| Year | 2014-2024 |
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| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Erwin Olaf Reverse: Luc Luycx |
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| Obverse lettering | Willem-Alexander Koning der Nederlanden 2014 |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays the common European Union design for the 50 euro cent denomination, featuring a relief map of Europe to the left, showing member and non-member states differentiated by surface treatment, with lines extending into the field to indicate non-depicted nations. The large numeral '50' dominates the right side of the field, with the legend 'EURO CENT' inscribed beneath in two lines. The engraver's initials 'LL' for Luc Luycx appear below the numeral, and twelve five-pointed stars are arranged in a semicircular arc along the upper left rim, echoing the EU flag motif. |
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Willem-Alexander's accession in April 2013 required a complete reissue of Dutch coinage, replacing the long-running Beatrix portrait series. The "second map" reverse — showing the full EU member geography as revised after the 2004 enlargement — was already in use on Beatrix-era coins, carried over without modification when the obverse portrait changed.
The Netherlands was among the eurozone's founding members in 2002, but Dutch euro coins have always used Dutch-language inscriptions rather than "Euro Cent," a small assertion of linguistic independence that required specific ECB approval.