Netherlands Beatrix 2 Euro Cent

History

2 Euro Cent 1999-2013, KM# 235, Netherlands, Beatrix

Obverse. Photo © NumisCorner.com

Description

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	Person (king, queen, tsar etc.) Beatrix The portrait of Her Majesty the Queen can be seen surrounded by dots and 12 stars. Around the edge, beginning to the left of the centre, the following can be seen: the words "Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands", the mark of the Royal Dutch Mint, the year and the mark of the National Mint Director. 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 marks (the star indicates that the piece was struck at the beginning of the term of office of a successor): 1999: Bow and arrow – Drs. Chr. van Draanen 2000: Bow and arrow with a star – E. J. van Schauwenburg 2001: Vine branch and fruits – R. Bruens 2002: Vine branch and fruits with a star – Maarten Brouwer 2003–2013: Sailboat – Maarten Brouwer Engraver: Bruno Ninaber van Eyben BEATRIX KONINGIN DER NEDERLANDEN 2006
Reverse	Geography & astronomy Globe A globe, next to the facial value, shows Europe in relation to Africa and Asia. Engraver: Luc Luycx 2 EURO CENT LL
Edge	Grooved