5 cents (World War II Dutch coin)

This article is about the zinc Dutch 5 cent coin struck between 1941 and 1943, during the World War II German occupation. For other Dutch 5 cent coins, see Stuiver.

5 cents

Netherlands
Value	5 Dutch cents
Mass	2.6 g
Diameter	18 mm
Edge	Plain
Composition	100% Zn
Years of minting	1941-1943
Obverse
Design	Two Saksan horseheads under a shining sun, in a square. Lettering: NEDERLAND
Reverse
Design	Denomination, nine waves, and grain. Lettering 5c 1941

The zinc 5-cent coin was minted in the Netherlands between 1941 and 1943 during World War II. ^[1] It was worth 1/20, or .05, of the guilder, and designed by Nico de Haas, a Dutch national-socialist.

Mintage

The following table lists the number of coins minted:

Year	Mintage
1941	32,200,000
1942	11,800,000
1943	7,000,000

^[2]

References

• Money portal
• Netherlands portal
• Numismatics portal

1. Eggenkamp-Vlaanderen, H.G.M. (2016). The Netherlands: Catalogue of permanent circulation coin and paper money types. Onderzoek en Beleving. pp. 21–22. ISBN   9789081605977.
2. "5 Cents - Wilhelmina (German Occupation) - Netherlands - Numista". Numista. Retrieved 2013-01-20.

Preceded by Square stuiver 1913–1941	World War II 1941–1943	Succeeded by Wilhelmina 5th portrait 1948