1/2 Cent - Willem III / Wilhelmina

€1.00
IssuerNetherlands
Year1878-1901
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/2 Cent (0.005 NLG)
CurrencyGulden (decimalized, 1817-2001)
CompositionBronze
Weight1.25 g
Dimensions14 mm
Thickness1.24 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to1940
Reference(s) KM#109
Obverse descriptionA lion (crowned, facing left, holding a sword in right paw and seven arrows in left paw) within a beaded circle in the centre, lettering above the circle, date below, and the privy mark is to the left of the date
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringKONINGRIJK DER NEDERLANDEN 1884
(Translation: Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Reverse descriptionValue within wreath
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering1/2 CENT
EdgeMilled
MintRoyal Dutch Mint (Koninklijke
Nederlandse Munt), Utrecht, Netherlands (1010-date)
Mintage1878  - - 4 000 000
1883  - overdate variety exists 1883/1883 - 800 000
1884  - - 17 200 000
1885  - - 7 800 000
1886  - - 2 200 000
1891  - - 5 000 000
1894  - - 5 000 000
1898  - - 2 000 000
1900  - - 3 000 000
1901  - - 6 000 000
Catalog ID1959613400
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