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  • 5 Cents 1950-1980, KM# 181, Netherlands, Juliana
  • 5 Cents 1950-1980, KM# 181, Netherlands, Juliana
Description

Juliana (Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmina; 1909–2004) was Queen of the Netherlands from 1948 until her abdication in 1980.

Juliana was the only child of Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry. From birth she was heir presumptive to the Dutch throne. In 1937, she married Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld with whom she had four children: Beatrix, Irene, Margriet, and Christina.

She reigned for nearly 32 years. Her reign saw the decolonization of Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) and Suriname and their independence from the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Upon her death at the age of 94, she was the longest-lived former reigning monarch in the world.

Engraver: Ludwig Oswald Wenckebach

Obverse

Depicts a portrait of Queen Juliana facing right surrounded by the inscription "Juliana Queen of the Netherlands".

JULIANA KONINGIN DER NEDERLANDEN

Reverse

Denomination, divided date at sides, orange branch at top.

Mint mark: Caduceus (Mercury's wand, a short staff entwined by two serpents, sometimes surmounted by wings), the logo of the Royal Dutch Mint (Utrecht, the Netherlands)

Mint master mark (The star indicates that the piece was struck at the beginning of the term of office of a successor):
• Fish (J.W.A. van Hengel, 1945-1969)
• Cock (Marius van den Brandhof, 1969-1979)
• Cock with star (B.C.H.J. Smit, 1980)

19 5 66
CENT

Edge

5 Cents

KM# 181 Schön# 65
Characteristics
Material Bronze
Weight 3.5 g
Diameter 21 mm
Thickness 1.44 mm
Shape round
Alignment Coin
Mint
Royal Dutch Mint (KNM)

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