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 trade relations between the Netherlands and Turkey.” The First Strike of the coin will take place on the 26th of March.
The first trading links between the Netherlands and Turkey stem from the Middle Ages, when the Dutch were journeying to the Holy Land and visited Turkey as religious pilgrims. The first Dutch ambassador, Cornelius Haga, arrived in Istanbul in 1612 and diplomatic relations were firmly established. Consequently, in the sixteenth century, the Tulip which was to become synonymous with Dutch identity was exported from Turkey to Europe. This import lead to the Tulip-mania in the Netherlands and eventually the tulip became a national symbol.
As part of this history between the two nations, the obverse design of both coins includes a portrait of Queen Beatrix along with a luxuriant flowering tulip, again serving as the national symbol. On the reverse, a closed tulip can be seen in combination with the national emblem on the Turkish flag, as a metaphorical image of the tulip’s native origins. The denomination of five (or ten) Euro appears just under the stem.
The silver coin is struck in sterling silver with a weight of 15.5 grams and a diameter of 33 mm. A mintage of 12,500 pieces is authorized. The gold coin is struck in .900 fineness with a weight of 6.72 grams and a diameter of 22.5 mm. A mintage of 2,000 examples has been authorized. Both coins are minted to proof quality and are available to order now with dispatch commencing from the 26th March. Uncirculated and circulation quality examples produced in silver-plated copper are also offered by the Royal Dutch Mint.
For more information on this and other coins offered by the Royal Dutch Mint, please visit their website at: http://www.knm.nl/
Is it possible for oversea customers to buy thi coins fron Netherland? Do Royal Dutch Mint take credit card payment just like British Royal Mint?
I can advise that orders from the Royal Dutch Mint to the UK are quite easy, but further afield may need some instructions from their ordering department. Interested collectors can contact the department with the information below.
Telephone:
31 30 291 04 10
Fax:
31 30 294 61 79
E-mail address:
Customs charges outside the EU if any, would be the responsibility of the customer.
What is the value of this tulip Gold coin? it is announced as sold out by the royal dutch mint; but there are resellers in the netherlands offering at 400 euro. Is this sold out announcement just a trick to commercialise? Also , they just announced yesterday that they have aproblem printing it and delivering it; delay,. Another trick to push the demand?
It is possible that the subscription for the gold example has sold out and that the Royal Dutch Mint have announced that there will be a delay in production. Those advertising the gold example may also be waiting for their coins and will dispatch them when they receive it. If in doubt, just contact their sales office and enquire.
@ S. Fukuoka
The gold coin was sold by the Royal Dutch Mint at EUR 379 or so. That resellers then try to sell for ca 400 was to be expected.
And no, it is not a trick. That the coin is sold out (indeed do not see it in the webshop anymore) was also to be expected. Mintage is a mere 2000 pieces which is extremely low for the Netherlands and even the lowest mintage so far for a Dutch 10 Euro gold coin. There are other 10 Euro pieces with higher mintage that would be difficult to get for EUR 400 and this is their rarest piece yet.
And yes, delivery of the gold coins is delayed a bit. The design is simple but it is a very difficult coin to mint from a technical aspect.
The Mint of Poland sells wooden box sets of four silver coins with tulip (orange, red, white and blue) produced by Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt to commemorate 400 years of diplomatic relationship between the Netherlands and Turkey. According to the best of my knowledge, the coins maximum mintage is 12,500 pieces, and 750 sets. Does it mean that 12,000 pieces of each tulip colour coins were minted, including 750 pieces of each that go together as sets? What is the official price of the four silver tulip coins (silver 925/1000, 33 mm, 15.5 g each) in a wooden box in the Netherlands?
I’m not aware of any colourised coins from this issue. The Royal Dutch Mint indicated that 12,500 examples of the sterling silver version were produced, a further 15,000 examples of the silver-plated coin of 29 mm. was issued in a collector’s coin card (available at the post office for face value)
It is possible that the Mint of Poland have produced colourised coins out of the Dutch coins struck in Utrecht for their local market but any of these sets would have had to be produced from the stated mintage, not an additional 750 coins for their set.
M Alexander
Sir,
all four coins looks the same as the 5 euro silver one above less the edges of the flowers are coloured. The coins come in a flat wooden box of dimensions ca. 20x20x4 cm with the inscription on it saying “Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt Sinds 1567”. In the box, apart from the four coins there is a booklet in Dutch and English titled “Zilveren Tulpen Kleurset. het Tulpen Vijfje. 400 jaar diplomatieke betrekkingen Nederland-Turkije”. Just in the middle of the booklets in the center of the left-side page there is a statement:
“Munt in kleur
…
4000 jaar diplomatieke betrekkingen N ederland – Turkije
Orange tulp: Staat symbool voor feest en de vieringen in 2012.
Rode tulp: Vriendschap tussen Nederland en Turkije. …
Witte tulp: Staat symbool voor de vrede tussen beide landen, ingeluid door de start van
de betrekkingen in 1612.
Blauwe tulp: Hoewel geen officiele tulpen kleur, staat de blauwe tulp symbool voor de
betrekkingen in termen van handel en economie.”
On the opposite page there is a table, that reads:
“Het Tulpen Vijfje
5 euro Zilver Proof
Metaal: Zilver 925/1000
Gewicht: 15.5 gram
Kwaliteit: Proof
Diameter: 33 millimeter
Nominale: 5 euro
Maximale oplage: 12,500 (Inclusiefgekleurde uitvoering)
Maximale oplage set: 750 stuks
Ontwerp: Deniz Seyda Tunca
Rand: God*zij*met*ons”
At the centre of the page before the last, in English version, there is a statement:
“The ‘Tulpen Vijfje’ is the first official coloured Dutch commemorative coin. The colours orange, red, white and blue represent the four centuries of diplomatic relations between the Netherlands and Turkey”.
So it seems the set has been issued by the Royal Dutch Mint.
With regards,
J. A. Borowski
I’ve now seen the sets you’ve described, yes, they look as though they are issued by the Mint. With a mintage of 12,500 pieces, and 3000 reserved for the colouring of these issues, it would leave 9000 pieces for distribution – but I’ll confirm this with the Mint next week and report my findings. I believe the four-coin colour tulips are no longer available from the mint but seem to have found their way on the secondary market already, that’s good news!
Dear Sir,
I would be most obliged for the information.
The set distribution is said to be 750, with as much as 500 off the Kigdom of the Netherlands. The secondary market is a good news for me, but certainly not for The Royal Dutch Mint.
Looking forward to your information on the official prices.
Sincerely Yours,
J. A. Borowski