The term "fantasy" here carries specific meaning: this piece was never authorized by the Dutch state and has no legal tender status in the Netherlands. Produced privately to mark Willem-Alexander's 25th birthday in 1992, it occupies the same category as the numerous medallic "daalder" issues that Dutch private mints have long marketed to collectors willing to pay for royal occasions the official mint declined to commemorate.
The term "fantasy" here carries specific meaning: this piece was never authorized by the Dutch state and has no legal tender status in the Netherlands. Produced privately to mark Willem-Alexander's 25th birthday in 1992, it occupies the same category as the numerous medallic "daalder" issues that Dutch private mints have long marketed to collectors willing to pay for royal occasions the official mint declined to commemorate.