Friday, July 3, 2015

COINS and World History: NETHERLANDS 1948 1 CENT BRONZE COIN Europe - Queen Wilhelmina I.


Obverse: WILHELMINA KONINGIN DER NEDERLANDEN - Profile of the elderly Queen Wilhelmina I, facing left.

Reverse: 1948 1 CENT.

This Post World War II coin was minted during the Queen's last year of reign.

Obverse: WILHELMINA KONINGIN DER NEDERLANDEN - Profile of the elderly Queen Wilhelmina I, facing left.

Reverse: 1948 1 CENT.

Composition: Bronze

Mint Masters Privy Mark: Fish

Measures: 17mm in diameter.

The Kingdom of the Netherlands was ruled by Queen Wilhelmina I from 1890-1948. Wilhelmina became Queen of the Netherlands after the King's death in 1890. Queen Wilhelmina ruled the Netherlands for over fifty years, longer than any other Dutch monarch.
Queen Wilhelmina of The Netherlands

Her reign saw many turning points in both Dutch and world history: World War I, and World War II, and the Great Crisis of 1933. She is mostly remembered for her role in the Second World War, in which she would prove to be a great inspiration to the Dutch resistance, as well as a prominent leader of the Dutch government, which was in exile.
Members of the Eindhoven Resistance with troops of the US 101st Airborne Division
in Eindhoven during Operation Market Garden, September 1944

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