Netherlands, 2½ gulden, William II 1845

Netherlands · 1845 · 2½ gulden

Circulating coinUncommon

€64.90estimate

4,258,415coins minted

€38.74silver value · 23.63 g fine at today’s price

N16148 KM69

RZReference number RZRZ-BGG5J

Circulating coin

Série de 2½ gulden de Guillaume II (1841-1849)

The coin's story

Obverse: bare and bearded bust of William II, facing left.
Legends around the periphery.

Reverse: crowned shield of the Kingdom of the Netherlands cutting the value, legends around the periphery with the date above.

Obverse

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

bare and bearded bust of William II, facing left. Legends around the periphery.

DJEngraved by David van der Kellen Jr.

Reverse

. 1845 .MUNT VAN HET KONINGRYK DER NEDERLANDEN2½ G

crowned shield of the Kingdom of the Netherlands cutting the value, legends around the periphery with the date above.

DJEngraved by David van der Kellen Jr.

Specifications

Denomination2½ gulden
Year1845
Mintage4,258,415
MintMonnaie royale des Pays-Bas (Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt), Utrecht
MaterialSilver 0.945
ShapeRound
Diameter38 mm
Thickness2 mm
Weight25 g
EdgeIncuse inscriptions ★ GOD ★ ZY ★ MET ★ ONS (God is with us)
ScriptsLatin

Actual size

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

Composition

Silver 94.5 %

Silver94.5 % Copper5.5 %

Reference catalogues

N16148Numista KM69Krause (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

1 gulden1840 · 29.5 mm

By the same engraver: David van der Kellen Jr. 2 coins

1848Netherlands, 1 gulden, Willem II 1848

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