Netherland 2015 Het Waterloo Vijfje

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Het Waterloo Vijfje

On 18 June 2015 it will be exactly 200 years ago that the Battle of Waterloo took place. In honor of this, the Ministry of Finance is issuing a new commemorative coin, minted by the Royal Dutch Mint. One of the most famous battles in our national history is the Battle of Waterloo. This took place on 18 June 1815 near the Belgian village of Waterloo. The warring parties were the army of the French Emperor Napoleon and the Allied armies of Great Britain, Prussia, Hanover and the Netherlands.

On the obverse of the coin is a portrait of King Willem-Alexander, made up of 2D surfaces. The reverse shows a stitch, the characteristic headgear with which the Prince of Orange (later King Willem II) is depictedin the famous painting by J.W. Pieneman from 1824.

King Willem-Alexander looks ahead, into the future and the downside is a look back. This is how the coin brings past and present together. As it were, there are two monarchs depicted on one coin; Willem-Alexander and (the sting of) the Prince of Orange. The typography on the front and back are beautifully intertwined: Waterloo on the reverse fills in the open space of the letters on the front and with the value indication euro is divided into two parts, making EU separate.

Denomination - 5 euro

Weight - 10.50 g.

Quality - BU (Brilliant Uncirculated) in a coincard

Diameter - 29.00mm.

Composition - Silver 900
Mintage - 15'000 pcs.
Country of origin - Netherland
Year of release - 2015

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