Issuer Netherlands
King William III (1849-1890)
Queen Wilhelmina (1890-1948)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1878-1901
Value ½ Cent (0.005 NLG)
Currency Gulden (decimalized, 1817-2001)
Composition Bronze
Weight 1.25 g
Diameter 14 mm
Thickness 1.24 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Obverse
A lion (crowned, facing left, holding a sword in right paw and seven arrows in left paw) within a beaded circle in the centre, lettering above the circle, date below, and the privy mark is to the left of the date
Script: Latin
Lettering:
KONINGRIJK DER NEDERLANDEN
1884
Translation: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Reverse
Value within wreath
Script: Latin
Lettering:
1/2
CENT