can someone i.d. this nederland coin?

[soopacee]

its 5cent piece, its square

1 side it has the 5cent sign and 19 on the left side 38 on the right side (1938)


other side has a flower in the middle and the words Koningrijk der nederlanden wrapped around it



any info appreciated

 

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[Mackaydon]

I believe you'll see your coin here:
http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cach...t+coin+1938&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&ie=UTF-8

The spelling should be: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden; meaning, Kingdom of the Netherlands (Holland).

A little history:
The square 5 cent (stuiver) copper/nickel coin was first minted in 1913. It replaced the round 5 cents from 1907-1909.
Why, square and not round like all the other Dutch coins before it?
During the 19th century the small silver 5 cent had been reduced in size in 1848 from 15mm to a diameter of only 12.5 mm.
It weighed only 0.685 gram. Because of its small size and light weight it was easily lost and misplaced.
But the government persisted with it until 1887.
20 years later the shortage of 5 cent pieces was overcome by the issue of a new 5 cents almost 6 times its weight.
The coin soon came to be know as the Evening Quarter, (Avond kwartje) Its size of 18mm was only 1 mm less than the current 25 cents. (Kwartje) So especially at night it was rather easy to make 20 cents by substituting a 5 cent coin for the 25 cents. After a 3 year minting from 1907 until 1909 the Evening (Kwartje) was discontinued.
The wait for the new 5 cents stuiver lasted until 1913, when 'your' Dutch coin, the square 5 cent first stuiver, made its entry.
From 1913 until 1940 the total mintage was 56 million.
A 1938 stuiver (5 cent) coin is listed for sale at $10.50 here:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Shores/3850/dutchcoins.htm#5 CENT

Don......

 

[soopacee]

I believe you'll see your coin here:
http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cach...t+coin+1938&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&ie=UTF-8

The spelling should be: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden; meaning, Kingdom of the Netherlands (Holland).

A little history:
The square 5 cent (stuiver) copper/nickel coin was first minted in 1913. It replaced the round 5 cents from 1907-1909.
Why, square and not round like all the other Dutch coins before it?
During the 19th century the small silver 5 cent had been reduced in size in 1848 from 15mm to a diameter of only 12.5 mm.
It weighed only 0.685 gram. Because of its small size and light weight it was easily lost and misplaced.
But the government persisted with it until 1887.
20 years later the shortage of 5 cent pieces was overcome by the issue of a new 5 cents almost 6 times its weight.
The coin soon came to be know as the Evening Quarter, (Avond kwartje) Its size of 18mm was only 1 mm less than the current 25 cents. (Kwartje) So especially at night it was rather easy to make 20 cents by substituting a 5 cent coin for the 25 cents. After a 3 year minting from 1907 until 1909 the Evening (Kwartje) was discontinued.
The wait for the new 5 cents stuiver lasted until 1913, when 'your' Dutch coin, the square 5 cent first stuiver, made its entry.
From 1913 until 1940 the total mintage was 56 million.
A 1938 stuiver (5 cent) coin is listed for sale at $10.50 here:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Shores/3850/dutchcoins.htm#5 CENT

Don......

thanx for the help and info....that did the trick!

 

[jeff of pa]

Hi Soopacee Was it a Find ?

I see you got your Whites Prizm IV

We still gotta get out Hunting sometime.

Jeff