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Beatrix (born 31 January 1938) reigned as Queen of the Netherlands from 1980 until her abdication in 2013, after a reign of exactly 33 years. In 1966, Beatrix married Claus von Amsberg, a German diplomat, with whom she had three children. Beatrix's reign saw the country's Caribbean possessions reshaped with Aruba's secession and becoming its own constituent country within the Kingdom in 1986 as well as the subsequent Antillean Dissolution in 2010, which created the new special municipalities of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba, and the two new constituent countries of Curaçao and Sint Maarten. On Koninginnedag (Queen's Day), 30 April 2013, Beatrix abdicated in favour of her eldest son, Willem-Alexander, and resumed the title of princess.
Obverse
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Portrait in left profile of Beatrix inside 3 texted circles 'Beatrix Queen of the Netherlands'. BEATRIX KONINGIN DER NEDERLANDEN |
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Reverse
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To say farewell to its Gulden in 2001, the Netherlands held a national design contest that was open only to children. A 12-year-old Tim van Melis won with a design of a lion standing on his hind legs, similar to the lions in the national crest. The lion is waving good-bye to the Gulden and waving the flag of the Netherlands at the same time. 1 G |
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God zij met ons (English: God be with us) is a proverb phrase written on Dutch coins. This shortened text expands into its Latin origin "Si Deus nobiscum quis contra nos" (If God is with us, who shall be against us?). This biblical motto was used in the Eighty years war and taken over by the Dutch Republic for use on its coins. GOD ☆ ZIJ ☆ MET ☆ ONS ☆ |
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