Dutch euro coins

Dutch euro coins currently use two designs by Erwin Olaf, both of which feature a portrait of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands. The new designs began circulating in 2014.^[1] Dutch Euro coins minted from 1999 to 2013 feature a portrait of Queen Beatrix designed by Bruno Ninaber van Eyben. All coins share the 12 stars of the EU and the year of imprint in their design.

As is the case in Finland, most Dutch shops have elected not to issue one and two cent coins starting on September 1, 2004, though the coins remain legal tender. Sums are rounded to the nearest €0.05; sums ending in €0.01, €0.02, €0.06 or €0.07 are rounded down, and those ending in €0.03, €0.04, €0.08 or €0.09 are rounded up. The rounding is applied to the grand total only, while individual prices are still shown and summed up with €0.01 precision. This method is known as "Swedish rounding".

Dutch euro design

For images of the common side and a detailed description of the coins, see euro coins.

First series (1999-2013): Queen Beatrix

Depiction of Dutch euro coinage | Obverse side

€ 0.01	€ 0.02	€ 0.05
Portrait of Queen Beatrix, her title around the edge.
€ 0.10	€ 0.20	€ 0.50
Portrait of Queen Beatrix, her title around the edge.
€ 1.00	€ 2.00	€ 2 Coin Edge
		The edge lettering features the words GOD * ZIJ * MET * ONS (God Be With Us). The same lettering had been applied to the larger guilder coins.
Half portrait of Queen Beatrix, her title vertically shown as in the former guilder.

Second series (2014-present): King Willem Alexander

Following the accession to the throne of King Willem-Alexander, a new series of euro coins was issued depicting the effigy of the new Head of State.

Depiction of Dutch euro coinage | Obverse side

€ 0.01	€ 0.02	€ 0.05
Portrait of King William-Alexander, his title vertical across the coins center.
€ 0.10	€ 0.20	€ 0.50
Portrait of King William-Alexander, his title vertical across the coins center.
€ 1.00	€ 2.00	€ 2 Coin Edge
		The edge lettering features the words GOD * ZIJ * MET * ONS (God Be With Us). The same lettering had been applied to the larger guilder coins.
Portrait of King William-Alexander, his title shown vertical on the right side.

Circulating Mintage quantities

Face Value [2][3]	€0.01	€0.02	€0.05	€0.10	€0.20	€0.50	€1.00	€2.00
1999	47,800,000	109,000,000	213,000,000	149,700,000	86,500,000	99,600,000	63,500,000	9,900,000
2000	276,800,000	122,000,000	184,200,000	156,700,000	67,500,000	87,000,000	62,800,000	24,400,000
2001	179,300,000	145,800,000	205,900,000	193,500,000	97,600,000	94,500,000	67,900,000	140,500,000
2002	800,000	53,100,000	900,000	800,000	51,200,000	80,900,000	20,100,000	37,200,000
2003	58,100,000	151,200,000	1,400,000	1,200,000	58,200,000	1,200,000	1,400,000	1,200,000
2004	113,900,000	115,700,000	400,000	400,000	20,500,000	300,000	300,000	300,000
2005	400,000	400,000	80,400,000	300,000	300,000	300,000	200,000	200,000
2006	200,000	200,000	60,100,000	100,000	100,000	100,000	100,000	100,000
2007	200,000	200,000	78,600,000	200,000	200,000	200,000	100,000	100,000
2008	413,000	413,000	50,413,000	363,000	363,000	363,000	288,000	288,000
2009	254,000	249,000	40,299,000	209,000	209,000	209,000	149,000	149,000
2010	235,000	235,000	70,235,000	202,000	202,000	202,000	166,000	166,000
2011	300,000	300,000	20,300,000	200,000	200,000	200,000	200,000	3,900,000
2012	400,000	200,000	10,500,000	200,000	200,000	200,000	3,700,000	200,000
2013	200,000	200,000	26,200,000	200,000	200,000	200,000	200,000	10,800,000
2014	^**	^**	^**	^**	^**	^**	^**	^**
2015	^**	^**	^**	^**	^**	^**	^**	^**
* No coins were minted that year for that denomination ** Data not available yet *** Small quantities minted for sets only

Changes to national sides

The Commission of the European Communities issued a recommendation on 19 December 2008, a common guideline for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation. One section of this recommendation stipulates that:

Article 4. Design of the national sides:

"The national side of the euro coins intended for circulation should bear the 12 European stars that should fully surround the national design, including the year mark and the indication of the issuing Member State's name. The European stars should be depicted as on the European flag."

The first series of the Dutch euro coins did not comply with this recommendation. No efforts were made to amend these coins to make them compliant.

King Willem Alexander

Queen Beatrix abdicated on 30 April 2013, so the design of the coins was changed for her heir, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands. The new coins were made to be in accordance with this recommendation. The Royal Dutch Mint presented the new design to the public on 31 October 2013 and began releasing them into circulation in early 2014.(see ). Production of the new coins commenced on 22 January 2014. The first coins were released into circulation the next day.^[1]

€2 commemorative coins

Year	Feature	Volume	Note
2007	50th Anniversary of the Signature of the Treaty of Rome	6,333,000[4]	commonly issued coin
2009	Ten years of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and the birth of the euro	5,300,000[5]	commonly issued coin
2011	500th Anniversary of the Publication of The Praise of Folly by Desiderius Erasmus	4,000,000[6]
2012	10th Anniversary of Euro coins and banknotes	3,500,000[7]	commonly issued coin
2013	Coronation of King Willem-Alexander	7,200,000[6]
2013	200 years Kingdom of the Netherlands	3,500,000[8]
2014	Kings double portrait	5,000,000[9]

Other commemorative coins (Collectors' coins)

See also

• Dutch guilder
• Aruban florin
• Netherlands Antillean guilder
• Netherlands Indian guilder

References

1. (Dutch) Koning Willem-Alexander slaat nieuwe Nederlandse euromunten, Dutch government, 2013. Retrieved on 3 July 2014.
2. "Circulating Mintage quantities". Henning Agt. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
3. "Jaarverslag 2013" [Annual Report 2013] (PDF) (Portable Document File) (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt N.V. 16 May 2014: 48. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
4. "2 Euro Treaty of Rome". ibiblio.org. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
5. "2 Euro 10 Years of EMU". ibiblio.org. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
6. "The Netherlands". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
7. "Euro Coin Mintage". euro-auflagen.de. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
8. "The Netherlands". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
9. "2 euro: The Double Portrait 2014". coin-database.com. Retrieved 2014-08-24.

External links

• The visual characteristics of the Euro coins: The Netherlands Official Journal of the European Communities
• The Euro Information Website – Netherlands
• euroHOBBY Netherlands