Netherlands, ½ gulden, William II 1847

Netherlands · 1847 · ½ gulden

Circulating coinRare

€14.55estimate

1,110,882coins minted

€7.75silver value · 4.73 g fine at today’s price

N6548 KM73

RZReference number RZRZ-HGQS5

Circulating coin

Série de ½ gulden de Guillaume II (1846-1848)

The coin's story

Obverse: Head of King William II facing left.

Reverse: The crowned coat of arms divides the values.

Obverse

WILLEM II KONING DER NED. G. H. V. L.SCHOUBERG

Head of King William II facing left.

JSEngraved by Johannes Petrus Schouberg

Reverse

MUNT VAN HET KONINGRYK DER NEDERLANDEN.1847.½ G50 C .

The crowned coat of arms divides the values.

JSEngraved by Johannes Petrus Schouberg

Specifications

Denomination½ gulden
Year1847
Mintage1,110,882
MintMonnaie royale des Pays-Bas (Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt), Utrecht
MaterialSilver 0.945
ShapeRound
Diameter22 mm
Thickness1.2 mm
Weight5 g
EdgeReeded
ScriptsLatin

Actual size

Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.2 mm.

Composition

Silver 94.5 %

Silver94.5 % Copper5.5 %

Reference catalogues

N6548Numista KM73Krause (Standard Catalog of World Coins)

Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters

5 cents1850 · 13 mm

10 cents1849 · 15 mm

25 cents1849 · 19 mm

½ gulden1847 · 22 mm

1 gulden1848 · 28 mm

2½ gulden1845 · 38 mm

By the same engraver: Johannes Petrus Schouberg 10 coins

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1849Netherlands, 25 Cents - Willem III 1849

1849Netherlands 10 Cents - Willem II - 1849

1850Netherlands 5-cent coin 1850

1850Netherlands 5 cents 1850 b

1858Netherlands, 2½ gulden, William III, 1858

1863Netherlands ½ gulden - 1863 Willem III Koning

18651 Gulden, William III, 1865

1881Netherlands 10 cents 1881

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