5 cents (World War II Dutch coin)

5 cents
Value5 Dutch cents
Mass2.6 g
Diameter18 mm
EdgePlain
Composition100% Zn
Years of minting1941-1943
Obverse
DesignTwo Saksan horseheads under a shining sun, in a square.
Lettering:
NEDERLAND
Reverse
DesignDenomination, nine waves, and grain.
Lettering
5c 1941

The zinc 5-cent coin was minted in the Netherlands between 1941 and 1943 during World War II.[1] It was worth 1/20, or .05, of the guilder, and designed by Nico de Haas, a Dutch national-socialist.

  1. ^ Eggenkamp-Vlaanderen, H.G.M. (2016). The Netherlands: Catalogue of permanent circulation coin and paper money types. Onderzoek en Beleving. pp. 21–22. ISBN 9789081605977.

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