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Netherlands, 2½ gulden, William III, 1858

Netherlands · 1858 · 2½ gulden
Circulating coinUncommon
€62.30estimate
8,357,846coins minted
€38.74silver value · 23.63 g fine at today’s price
N16143 KM82
RZReference number RZRZ-BG5QS
Circulating coin

Série de 2½ gulden de Guillaume III (1849-1874)

The coin's story

Obverse: bare head of William III to right, below signature I. P. SCHOUBERG. F.


Reverse: shield of the arms of the Kingdom crowned, flanked by 2½ - G, a sword and a caduceus.

    Obverse

    WILLEM III KONING DER NED.G.H.V.L.I.P. SCHOUBERG. F.

    bare head of William III to right, below signature I. P. SCHOUBERG. F.

    JSEngraved by Johannes Petrus Schouberg

    Reverse

    .1858.MUNT VAN HET KONINGRYK DER NEDERLANDEN2½ G

    shield of the arms of the Kingdom crowned, flanked by 2½ - G, a sword and a caduceus.

    JSEngraved by Johannes Petrus Schouberg

    Specifications

    • Denomination2½ gulden
    • Year1858
    • Mintage8,357,846
    • MintMonnaie royale des Pays-Bas (Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt), Utrecht
    • MaterialSilver 0.945
    • ShapeRound
    • Diameter38 mm
    • Thickness2.2 mm
    • Weight25 g
    • EdgeInscribed in relief ★ GOD ★ ZY ★ MET ★ ONS
    • ScriptsLatin

    Actual size

    2½ gulden 38 mm 2 € 25.75 mm 1 € 23.25 mm

    Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 2.2 mm.

    Composition

    Silver94.5 % Copper5.5 %

    Reference catalogues

    N16143Numista KM82Krause (Standard Catalog of World Coins)

    Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters

    ½ gulden1863 · 22.5 mm 2½ gulden1858 · 38 mm

    By the same engraver: Johannes Petrus Schouberg 10 coins

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