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 cents 1877–1941 cents 1941–1942 Refs Mass 4 g 2 g Diameter 23.69 mm 23.5 mm 23 mm 20 mm Thickness 1.1 mm 1 mm ? 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 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
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