Five guilder coin (Netherlands)

The Dutch Five guilder coin was the highest-denomination coin in the Netherlands from its introduction in 1988 until the adoption of the euro in 2002. Its nominal value was ƒ 5,- (€ 2.27).

5 guilder
 The Netherlands
Value5.00 Dutch guilder
Mass9.25 g
Diameter23.5 mm
Thickness2.4 mm
EdgeReeded, "GOD ZIJ MET ONS" (God be with us)
Orientationcoin
Compositionbronze-plated nickel
Years of minting19882001
Mintage216,675,000
(Utrecht)
Circulation1 May 1988
28 January 2002
Redeemed by national bank until 1 January 2007
Catalog numberKM # 210
Obverse
DesignQueen Beatrix
DesignerBruno Ninaber van Eyben
Reverse
DesignFace value, year, privy mark (left), mint mark (right)
DesignerBruno Ninaber van Eyben

All of its mintings featured the portrait of Queen Beatrix on the obverse.

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