Aruban Coins

The first coin which is a 10 Florin Gold piece. It is really small....smaller than our dime. Only 1.24g of gold. This is to commemorate the death of the Queen Mother Julianna. Mintage is only 1000.

The second coin is a 10 Florin Silver piece. It is about the size of our commemorative silver dollars and is made out of sterling silver (0.7435oz). This is to commemorate the "Status Aparte" - separate status of the island from the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Mintage is 2000.

The third coin is a 25 Florin Gold piece. This is about the size of our $10 AGE coin but only has a tad bit more gold than our $5 AGE. This is commemorating the same thing as the silver coin above and was purchased as a two coin set. Mintage of this coin is 1500.

I don't know how many of the two coin sets they made, but I do know that you can buy each coin separately as well.

Anyway, I am glad that many of you enjoyed the numismatic visit to the island of Aruba and I have something to always remember the trip.

The guy who now runs the museum is Roy Feliciana. He is married to the founder's daughter. If anyone visits, be sure to look for my name in the guest book!

 

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nice info you provided jaceravone!

Glad you had a nice time AND survived that joke about being with your wife

 

Interesting report, thanks! :thumb: As for why currency conversions almost work "on the fly" there, the Aruba florin is pegged to the US dollar (1 USD = 1.79 AWG), and the same applies to the (soon-to-be-replaced) Netherlands Antilles Guilder ...

Christian

 

I seem to recall reading in Krauss that Curacao & Aruba supplied the majority of the petroleum fuel for the Allies during WWII. Yes, the majority of the Allies fuel was processed on the islands. Aruba became a British protectorate from 1940 to 1942 and a US protectorate from 1942 to 1945. It would have been a serious industrial target for the Germans.

Very best regards,
collect89

 

Some really neat WWII history down there. There are many sunken ships that surround the island and one of the most famous is the sinking of the German ship Antilla. Here is a brief summary.

ANTILLA
The Antilla, also known as the German Freighter Wreck, or Ghost Ship, was
397 feet long, had a 55.4 foot beam, weighed 2,164 net tons, and 4,400
gross tons. She was built in 1939 by Finkenwarder at Hamburg and was
powered by two steam turbines. Although she was a brand new German
vessel, the Antilla was sunk intentionally but not to make a dive site or fish
haven. She was an unarmed ship used by the Germans to supply their
submarines during WW II and was nick-named Ghost Ship by the allies
who were never able to locate and attack the ship outside of neutral waters.
When Germany invaded Holland in May of 1940, the Antilla was moored
just off the shore of Aruba which is a Dutch territory. The local law
enforcement immediately asked for her surrender but gave her captain a
day to think about it. That night the Antilla was scuttled in order to prevent
the ship's capture. Her captain and crew were detained for the rest of the
war in a prisoner of war camp on the island of Bonaire.
The Antilla now rests in 50 to 60 feet of water off the south side of Aruba.
She is one of the largest wrecks in the Caribbean and rests intact on a
sand bottom. This dive is very interesting for beginner and experienced
divers alike. Due to the large compartments of this vessel, this is a great
wreck for penetration. Many of these compartments are unopened, and,
therefore, remain unexplored. Visibility is good but not great, averaging 30
to 60 feet. Marine life is abundant on the wreck, she is covered with
giant tube sponges and coral formations. The Antilla is also surrounded by
rock lobsters and all other types of tropical fish. Night dives at this site
are great for macro photography. Many little critters can be found to
photograph, including banded coral shrimp, arrow crabs, and hermit crabs.

 

I went snorkeling on the Antilla, and SCUBA dove on a WWII plane wreck in Aruba. The shipwreck was amazing, and was encrusted with all kinds of life. There were schools of colorful fish, and I even experienced a barracuda feeding frenzy

 

this got me thinking about my trip and knowing that I brought something back.

 

Very Nice! You know during my trip, I don't ever recall ever seeing any paper currency. I at least didn't get any back as change for purchases.

 

Joe, thanks for sharing all of this with us. Very intesesting and enjoyed reading it and looking at the photos. I am amazed they have this in the first place. Maybe I missed this somewhere, but about how long has this been present? Usually when something like this occurs a high government offical with clout has an interest in that area. I wonder if that is the case here? Again super of you to share this with us.

 

Larry, I don't know all the facts about the place. The gentleman who now runs the museum showed me a bunch of plaques and awards that honor is late father-in-law. I don't know who he was or what he did otherwise.

So who wants to go down next year!!!!

 

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aruban coin looks so nice and it so beautiful indeed. It reminds how beautiful and artistic the culture has.

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hello, im new here and i just want to join and explore about this site that is so interesting. Those coins looks so beautiful, imagine how their culture are so artistic.

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hello, this site is cool. My big bro are collecting some old coins and im interested also to collect old coins so i continued his hobby.

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Welcome to teh forum, lyndonkun!

 

Welcome lyndonkun! You are so right. Coin collecting is definitely one avenue through which we can learn more about the history and culture of a country. Hope you gain a lot from this wonderful hobby.

 

Welcome Lyndonkun! If you have any questions, please feel free to ask the group. We have some really nice people on here that collect many different types of coins.