Netherlands Coinage(Year 1982-2001)

Posted by slang on July 31, 2009

(5 gulden excluded from picture)

Modern coinage of Netherlands relates to 1982 to 2001. Number of Coins minted are very high except for some 21/2 guilden and 5 guilden coin.The coins are of nickel metal composition. The obverse with the head on the left. The reverse show value with horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines and the edge lettering “GOD*ZIJ*MET*ONS*. The designer is Bruno Ninaber van Eyben.

Coins On A Coin: Ten Crowns Isle Of Man

Posted by slang on July 27, 2009

An interesting “Coins on a coin”. In this case is the large gold on silver bimetallic coin from the Isle of Man with an entire series of Cat crowns issued over the previous ten years

Type Of Coin:Bimetallic Coin

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Bimetallic coins nowadays are produced quite commonly in many countries. Indeed they are beautiful coins to behold compared to the normal coins. [ Also see "COINS ON A COIN"]

So what is a bimetallic coin?

A typical example of a bimetallic coin is the 2 euro coins (€2)  which are made of an inner coin and an outer ring. The inner part is made of three layers nickel brass, brass and nickel brass. The outer part is made of cupronickel. They have a diameter of 25.75 mm, a 2.20 mm thickness and a mass of 8.5 grams. The coins’ edges vary between national issues. Most are finely ribbed with edge lettering. All coins have a common reverse side and country-specific national sides.

More pictorial examples of bimetallic coins of different countries:-