The gulden (ƒ, NLG) — 100 cents to the gulden — was the Netherlands’ decimal currency, struck by the Royal Dutch Mint at Utrecht under the portraiture of the House of Orange. The euro replaced it in 2002 at a fixed rate of 1 € = ƒ2.20371; gulden coins could be redeemed at De Nederlandsche Bank until 1 January 2007.
Denominations
Late circulating denominations (5 cent–ƒ5)
- Issued: the postwar gulden circulation range — 5, 10 and 25 cents, ƒ1, the ƒ2½ rijksdaalder and the ƒ5 — under Queens Juliana and Beatrix.
Value: Compare authenticated sold listings before buying or pricing.
1 Gulden — Queen Beatrix (1982–2001)
- Issued: 1982–2001, the final gulden type of the pre-euro era.
- Composition: pure nickel, 6 g, 25 mm; edge inscription GOD ZIJ MET ONS (“God be with us”).
- Design: Bruno Ninaber van Eyben’s modernist portrait of Queen Beatrix — one of the most distinctive late-20th-century European coin portraits.
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Value: Check live sold listings on the linked guide before buying or pricing.
10 Gulden Gold — Queen Wilhelmina (1892–1933)
- Issued: 1892–1933, the Netherlands’ principal trade gold coin; the Willem III type of 1875–1889 shares the specification.
- Composition: .900 fine gold, 6.72 g, 22.5 mm, 0.1947 oz AGW.
- Design: Wilhelmina’s young long-haired portrait of 1892–1897 gives way to the mature portrait; reverse carries the Dutch lion arms with GOD ZIJ MET ONS on the edge.
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Value: Check live sold listings on the linked guide before buying or pricing. For metal value, use the melt calculator.
Euro coins (1999–present)
- Issued: Dutch euros were struck dated 1999–2001 ahead of the 2002 circulation launch.
- Design, two series: Queen Beatrix (Ninaber van Eyben’s portrait, “BEATRIX KONINGIN DER NEDERLANDEN”) through 2013, then King Willem-Alexander from 2014 (“WILLEM-ALEXANDER KONING DER NEDERLANDEN”). The €2 edge reads GOD * ZIJ * MET * ONS *.
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Value: Check live sold listings on the linked guide before buying or pricing.
Bullion & modern issues
The 10-gulden Wilhelmina is the Dutch bullion play — .1947 oz of gold in a coin that trades alongside Napoléons and sovereigns. The Netherlands has no standalone modern bullion wiki entry in this guide.
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Value: Check live sold listings on the linked guide before buying or pricing. For metal value, use the melt calculator.
Values move; always check live sold listings on the linked guides. Key dates and high-value pieces require authentication.
The Dutch series is short and completable: the Wilhelmina gold piece for the bullion slot, the Beatrix gulden for the design slot, and the two euro portrait series for the modern slot. The 1892–1897 young-head Wilhelmina is the portrait to chase; everything else in the 10-gulden run is the mature bust. Work values from the linked entries’ live sold listings, and the 10 gulden from the melt calculator when gold is the point.
Europe Red Book v2 research chapter, published September 15, 2026. Values are intentionally excluded; use authenticated sold-market evidence.