The Two and a half cent coin was struck in the Kingdom of the Netherlands between 1818 and 1942. All coins were minted in Utrecht.

Dimensions and weight

Dimensions 2+1⁄2 cents 1877–1941 2+1⁄2 cents 1941–1942 Refs
Mass 4 g 2 g [1]
Diameter 23.69 mm (1877–1898)
23.5 mm (1903–1906)
23 mm (1912–1941)		 20 mm
Thickness 1.1 mm (1903–1906)
1 mm (1912–1941)		  ? mm
Metal Bronze Zinc

Versions

Monarch Mint Material Obverse Reverse Edge Minting years Refs
William III Utrecht Bronze Crowned lion with sword and quiver Value between two
bonded orange branches		 Reeded with no
edge lettering		 1877, 1880, 1881, 1883, 1884, 1886, 1890 [2]
Wilhelmina Utrecht Bronze Crowned lion with sword and quiver (bigger mint master mark) Value between two
bonded orange branches		 Reeded with no
edge lettering		 1894, 1898
Wilhelmina Utrecht Bronze Crowned lion with sword and quiver (smaller mint and mint master mark) Value between two
bonded orange branches		 Reeded with no
edge lettering		 1903–1906
Wilhelmina Utrecht Bronze Crowned lion with sword and quiver (different crown and bigger lettering) Value between two
bonded orange branches (different orange branches
and bigger lettering)		 Reeded with no
edge lettering		 1912–1916, 1918, 1919, 1929, 1941
German occupation coin Utrecht Zinc Frisian owl board Value with four waves
and two cereal ears		 Smooth with no
edge lettering		 1941, 1942

References

  1. ↑ "numista.com". Numista. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  2. ↑ "nomisma.nl". Retrieved 2014-05-17.
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