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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4746515, member: 10461"]<b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Netherlands Antilles (Curaçao): copper-nickel-zinc 5-cents of Queen Wilhelmina, 1943</font></font></b></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/netherlands-antilles-cura%C3%A7ao-copper-nickel-zinc-5-cents-of-queen-wilhelmina-1943.365073/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/netherlands-antilles-cura%C3%A7ao-copper-nickel-zinc-5-cents-of-queen-wilhelmina-1943.365073/"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/SsYNBA8QShqfsv2cAMvm_Curacao-gradient.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Obverse: </font></font></b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">orange branch with fruit in inner circle, surrounded by inscription KONINGRIJK · DER · NEDERLANDEN ("<i>Kingdom of the Netherlands</i>"), with outer border of stylized ocean waves.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reverse:</b> denomination within circles divides date at sides; seashells at corners.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Issuer:</b> Dutch government of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelmina_of_the_Netherlands" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelmina_of_the_Netherlands" rel="nofollow">Queen Wilhelmina</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_government-in-exile" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_government-in-exile" rel="nofollow">in exile</a> in London during the German occupation), for use in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cura%C3%A7ao" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cura%C3%A7ao" rel="nofollow">Curaçao</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cura%C3%A7ao_and_Dependencies" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cura%C3%A7ao_and_Dependencies" rel="nofollow">Netherlands Antilles</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Specifications:</b> Copper-nickel-zinc, 21.3 mm, 4.3 g (per Numista). Mintage 2,000,000.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Grade: <a href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/38842014" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/38842014" rel="nofollow">PCGS MS64</a>; cert. #38842014.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reference:</b> <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/curacao-5-cents-km-40-1943-cuid-1042851-duid-1286275" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/curacao-5-cents-km-40-1943-cuid-1042851-duid-1286275" rel="nofollow">KM-40</a>, <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces167701.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces167701.html" rel="nofollow">Numista-167701</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Provenance:</b> ex-"coinvana_com", eBay, 15 August 2020. (As a gift from my sister, Elizabeth.)</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Notes: </b>these coins were struck under contract at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Mint" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Mint" rel="nofollow">United States Mint</a> in Philadelphia, which produced a large <a href="https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/multi-country-complete-sets/multi-country-complete-sets/world-coins-manufactured-by-mints-united-states/composition/4824" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/multi-country-complete-sets/multi-country-complete-sets/world-coins-manufactured-by-mints-united-states/composition/4824" rel="nofollow">variety</a> of issues for Allied foreign governments during the Second World War. This design <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/netherlands-5-cents-km-153-1913-1940-cuid-1084003-duid-1432004" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/netherlands-5-cents-km-153-1913-1940-cuid-1084003-duid-1432004" rel="nofollow">type</a> was used in the Dutch homeland from 1913 up until the German <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Netherlands" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Netherlands" rel="nofollow">invasion</a> of 1940. This Curaçao issue was struck at the US Mint in a slightly different alloy than the earlier homeland coins.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Comments:</b> I have always liked this type for its squarish (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lozenge" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lozenge" rel="nofollow">lozenge</a>) shape, the seashells, and the orange branch (which I suspect is an allusion to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Orange-Nassau" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Orange-Nassau" rel="nofollow">House of Orange-Nassau</a>, the reigning monarchy of the Netherlands). It's an attractive design, which likely had <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Deco" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Deco" rel="nofollow">Art Deco</a> influences.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/netherlands-antilles-cura%C3%A7ao-copper-nickel-zinc-5-cents-of-queen-wilhelmina-1943.365073/#post-4746527" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/netherlands-antilles-cura%C3%A7ao-copper-nickel-zinc-5-cents-of-queen-wilhelmina-1943.365073/#post-4746527">Additional images</a></b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">005298/000473S</span></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4746515, member: 10461"][B][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]Netherlands Antilles (Curaçao): copper-nickel-zinc 5-cents of Queen Wilhelmina, 1943[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/netherlands-antilles-cura%C3%A7ao-copper-nickel-zinc-5-cents-of-queen-wilhelmina-1943.365073/'][IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/SsYNBA8QShqfsv2cAMvm_Curacao-gradient.png[/IMG][/URL] [/SIZE][/FONT] [B][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]Obverse: [/SIZE][/FONT][/B][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]orange branch with fruit in inner circle, surrounded by inscription KONINGRIJK · DER · NEDERLANDEN ("[I]Kingdom of the Netherlands[/I]"), with outer border of stylized ocean waves. [B]Reverse:[/B] denomination within circles divides date at sides; seashells at corners. [B]Issuer:[/B] Dutch government of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelmina_of_the_Netherlands']Queen Wilhelmina[/URL] ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_government-in-exile']in exile[/URL] in London during the German occupation), for use in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cura%C3%A7ao']Curaçao[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cura%C3%A7ao_and_Dependencies']Netherlands Antilles[/URL]. [B]Specifications:[/B] Copper-nickel-zinc, 21.3 mm, 4.3 g (per Numista). Mintage 2,000,000. Grade: [URL='https://www.pcgs.com/cert/38842014']PCGS MS64[/URL]; cert. #38842014. [B]Reference:[/B] [URL='https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/curacao-5-cents-km-40-1943-cuid-1042851-duid-1286275']KM-40[/URL], [URL='https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces167701.html']Numista-167701[/URL]. [B]Provenance:[/B] ex-"coinvana_com", eBay, 15 August 2020. (As a gift from my sister, Elizabeth.) [B]Notes: [/B]these coins were struck under contract at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Mint']United States Mint[/URL] in Philadelphia, which produced a large [URL='https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/multi-country-complete-sets/multi-country-complete-sets/world-coins-manufactured-by-mints-united-states/composition/4824']variety[/URL] of issues for Allied foreign governments during the Second World War. This design [URL='https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/netherlands-5-cents-km-153-1913-1940-cuid-1084003-duid-1432004']type[/URL] was used in the Dutch homeland from 1913 up until the German [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Netherlands']invasion[/URL] of 1940. This Curaçao issue was struck at the US Mint in a slightly different alloy than the earlier homeland coins. [B]Comments:[/B] I have always liked this type for its squarish ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lozenge']lozenge[/URL]) shape, the seashells, and the orange branch (which I suspect is an allusion to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Orange-Nassau']House of Orange-Nassau[/URL], the reigning monarchy of the Netherlands). It's an attractive design, which likely had [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Deco']Art Deco[/URL] influences. [B][URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/netherlands-antilles-cura%C3%A7ao-copper-nickel-zinc-5-cents-of-queen-wilhelmina-1943.365073/#post-4746527']Additional images[/URL][/B] [COLOR=rgb(255, 255, 255)]005298/000473S[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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