Coin
Object number2013.33.4
Date1941
OriginNetherlands
MediumMetal
Credit LineGift of C. Holmes Wolfe
Description25 cent Netherlands coin. Zinc. Embossed on obverse is country name with image of a sail ship over rough sea waters. Embossed on reverse is value and year with one olive branch on each side.Dimensions1 x 1 x 3.25 in. (2.5 x 2.5 x 8.3 cm)InscriptionsEmbossed on obverse: "NEDERLAND".
Embossed on reverse: "25 / CENTS / 1941".
Historical NotesThe 25 cent piece was the highest-denomination coin minted in the Netherlands during World War II. Struck between 1941 and 1943, the 25 cent coin was worth 1/4, or .25, of a Dutch guilder. It was made entirely of zinc, and designed by Nico de Haas, a Dutch national-socialist.
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1941
1941
1944
c. 1950
Bastian Brothers Company
1935
Graco Awards Manufacturing, Inc.