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50 Euros - Willem-Alexander 50th Birthday
| Issuer | Royal Dutch Mint (Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt) |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Value | 50 Euros |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features an elaborate all-over pattern of interlaced and looping ribbons filling the entire field, evoking themes of connection and unity. The legend VERTEGENWOORDIGEN SAMENBINDEN AANMOEDIGEN runs continuously along the upper and right periphery. The denomination €50 appears in the lower portion of the field, with the date 2017 positioned to the right in the field. The interlaced ribbon design is consistent with the obverse motif, creating a cohesive artistic statement across both sides of the coin. |
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| Reverse lettering | VERTEGENWOORDIGEN SAMENBINDEN AANMOEDIGEN € 50 2017 (Translation: To represent, to unite, to encourage) |
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Willem-Alexander turned fifty on April 27, 2017 — King's Day in the Netherlands, a date the Dutch had already been celebrating as a national holiday since his mother Beatrix set it to her own birthday in 1980. The coincidence of a reigning monarch's milestone birthday falling on the existing national celebration prompted the mint to issue this piece, one of several commemoratives tied to that year's festivities.
Dutch gold commemoratives in the post-euro era are struck in very limited quantities and sold directly through the mint at issue price, meaning almost none enter circulation.