Archive – Netherlands
First silver and gold commemorative coin 2011: The Netherlands and the Art of Painting
On 30th May 2011, the Dutch Ministry of Finance will issue a new 5 and 10 Euro commemorative coin. The coin is being struck as a mark of honour to Dutch paintings and there will also be special issues for collectors... [ more ]
Royal Dutch Mint issues a commemorative coin: 100 years Mint building
The Royal Dutch Mint will issue a new commemorative coin on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of its Mint. More detailed information will be available soon. [ more ]
First Coin to Have “QR” Bar Code Embedded into Design
To honor the centennial of the Mint building in Utrecht the Dutch Ministry of Finance authorized the issue of an additional commemorative coin this year. A special feature on this coin is a 2D (two dimensional) QR bar code... [ more ]
Netherlands Commemorate 50 Years WWF
The Royal Dutch Mint will be striking 5 and 10 Euro coins commemorating the 50 year existence of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). In addition to circulation coins special editions for collectors will be available in silver and gold proof quality... [ more ]
Cutbacks at Geldmuseum Utrecht
For years the new Geldmuseum in Utrecht struggles with serious budgetary problems. Now the bigger part of the staff will be laid off, services will be extremely reduced, the research department cut off, the library closed and much more. Here you will find an information send by the Head of Department and the Librarian. [ more ]
Commemorative coin 2012: The Tulip Five
Commissioned by the Ministry of Finance, in 2012 the Royal Dutch Mint will be striking a new commemorative coin with the theme: 400 year diplomatic trade relations between the Netherlands and Turkey. [ more ]
Coin with Augmented Reality Layar Technology
The Central Bank of Aruba commemorates the ‘Shoco’ (burrowing owl) as national symbol of Aruba with an Augmented Reality Coin struck by the Royal Dutch Mint. This is the very first coin with Augmented Reality in the world. A smartphone permits access to a world of information behind the coin. [ more ]
Dutch coin is Coin of the Year 2013
After the announcement of the winners in the various categories of the Coin of the Year Award the jury has announced as well the overall coin of the year: a Dutch coin featuring a QR barcode. [ more ]
A shoe full of silver coins
During construction works nearby the Rotterdam townhall archaeologists made an extraordinary find. They discovered an old leather shoe containing 477 Dutch silver coins dating from the 15th and 16th centuries. [ more ]