Obverse
WILLEM III KONING DER NED.G.H.V.LI.P.S.
Left portrait of King Willem III.
JSEngraved by Johannis Petrus Schouberg
Netherlands 5 hundred 1850
Netherlands · 1850 · 5 centsUncommon
N6543 KM91
The coin's story
Obverse: , Left portrait of King Willem III. Reverse: the denomination below the date is surrounded by a crown. Private mark on the left, mint mark on the right below the date.
Reverse
5CENTS1879.
the denomination below the date is surrounded by a crown. Private mark on the left, mint mark on the right below the date.
Engraved by
Specifications
- Denomination5 cents
- Year1850
- Mintage3,037,000
- MaterialSilver 0.640
- ShapeRound
- Diameter13 mm
- Thickness0.75 mm
- Weight0.69 g
- EdgeReeded
- ScriptsLatin
Actual size
Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 0.75 mm.
Composition
Silver 64 %Copper 36 %
Reference catalogues
Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters
10 cents1849 · 15 mm
½ gulden1847 · 24 mm
1 gulden1848 · 28 mm
2½ gulden1845 · 38 mmBy the same engraver: Johannis Petrus Schouberg 9 coins
1849Netherlands 25 cents 1849
1849Netherlands, 25 hundred - Willem III 1849
1850Netherlands 5 hundred 1850 b
1858Netherlands, 21⁄2 gulden, Guillaume III, 1858
1863Netherlands 1⁄2 gulden - 1863 Willem III Koning
18651 Gulden, Guillaume III, 1865
1881Netherlands 10 cents 1881
1987Netherlands, 1⁄2 gulden, Willian II 1847