As Part of the celebrations which will begin next year, the Royal Dutch Mint have issued (30th November) a commemorative medal which begins the official anniversary of Prince William of Orange’s arrival in Holland and the eventual proclamation of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1815. The Netherlands or Lowlands (named as such due […]
Friesland Province Appears on Latest Silver Ducat
The Royal Dutch Mint have issued the latest silver Ducat in their on-going series of featuring the Provinces of the Netherlands on silver reproduction and revised designs of the historical silver Ducat minted in the Netherlands since 1589. The latest – and last issue in the series for 2012 – features the Province of Friesland, […]
Amsterdam Canal Belt Gold and Silver Coins Begin New Dutch Series
The Finance Ministry of the Netherlands have launched (25th October) two new coins which celebrate and highlight Amsterdam’s famous canal system. The Canal ring, with it’s more than one hundred kilometers of canals and including 90 islands and 1,500 bridges is one primary features of the city known world-wide. The three main canals of Herengracht, […]
2012 Netherlands FDC Coin Set Celebrates 10th Wedding Anniversary of Princely Couple
The Royal Dutch Mint have launched their annual Uncirculated 2012 year set, which includes each denomination for the circulation coins issued in the Netherlands. This year’s theme celebrates the 10th wedding anniversary of TRH Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and Crown Princess Maxima who were married in a stately and moving ceremony on the 2nd February 2002. […]
2012 Dutch Double Gold Ducat Launched
The Royal Dutch Mint have launched (20th September) one of the coin collecting world’s favorite coins, that of the traditional Dutch double gold ducat – the single gold one ducat coin is also launched. Dutch Ducat coins have a very long history, which spans more than four centuries with the striking of these silver and […]
Netherlands Art of Sculpture Gold and Silver Coins
The Royal Dutch Mint have launched (23rd August) two new coins highlighting the art of sculpture. This is the second coin which has featured sculpture and is also part of the EUROPA silver star programme highlighting European art and artists. Both the gold and silver coins share the same obverse design while the reverse of […]
Lucky Dutch 10 Cent Coin Shows Its Colors
The Royal Dutch Mint have launched (8th May) their first circulation coin value with an additional element of color in honor of the upcoming UEFA European Football Championship tournament scheduled to kick off from the 8th June. The coin’s numeral of “10” euro-cent on the reverse has an Orange color, symbolic for the Dutch National […]
Coins Celebrate 400 Years of Dutch-Turkish Diplomatic Relations
The Royal Dutch Mint have announced (29th February) their first commemorative coins for 2012, and the theme for the new 5 and 10 Euro coins is friendship between nations. Commissioned by the Ministry of Finance, the Royal Dutch Mint will strike the new commemorative gold and silver coins with the theme “400 years of diplomatic […]
Silver Ducat Series Features the Province of Utrecht
The Royal Dutch Mint have unveiled (19th February) their latest design of the silver Ducat or “rijksdaalder” series. This version of the twice-yearly issue pays homage to the current home of all Dutch coin production, that of the province of Utrecht where the Royal Dutch Mint has been located for the past 100 years. First […]
2011 Gold Ducat from the Royal Dutch Mint
The Royal Dutch Mint have launched (13th October) the latest versions of their traditional Gold Ducat trade coins for 2011. These historic coins played an important part in the Dutch economy since 1586 when the first examples of the one ducat coin were originally struck during the Dutch Republic (1581 – 1795). The first Two […]
