Netherland 2014 The official farewell to the former Queen Beatrix
The official farewell to the former Queen Beatrix
Beatrix is a member of the
Dutch royal house who reigned as Queen of the Netherlands from 1980 until her
abdication in 2013. Beatrix is the eldest daughter of Queen Juliana and her
husband, Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld. Upon her mother's accession in
1948, she became heir presumptive. Beatrix attended a public primary school in
Canada during World War II, and then finished her primary and secondary
education in the Netherlands in the post-war period.
The inner part of the coin depicts the effigies of both the King Willem-Alexander and the former Queen Beatrix. At the left, in semi-circle, the inscription ‘WILLEM-ALEXANDER KONING DER NEDERLANDEN’ and at the right, in semi-circle, the inscription ‘BEATRIX PRINSES DER NEDERLANDEN’. Between the two inscriptions, at the top, the crown symbol and at the bottom the mint master mark, the mint mark and in between the year of issuance ‘2014’. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European Union.
Weight - 8.5 g.
Quality - UNC (Uncirculated)
Diameter - 25.75 mm.
Composition - Bimetallic - nickel brass clad
nickel center in copper-nickel ring
Circulation - 1'000'000 pcs.
Country of origin - Netherland
Year of release - 2014