5 cents (World War II Dutch coin)

This article is about the zinc Dutch 5 cent coin struck between 1941 and 1943, during the World War II German occupation. For other Dutch 5 cent coins, see Stuiver.

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.

5 cents

Netherlands
Value	5 Dutch cents
Mass	2.6 g
Diameter	18 mm
Edge	Plain
Composition	100% Zn
Years of minting	1941-1943
Obverse
Design	Two Saksan horseheads under a shining sun, in a square. Lettering: NEDERLAND
Reverse
Design	Denomination, nine waves, and grain. Lettering 5c 1941

Mintage

The following table lists the number of coins minted:

Year	Mintage
1941	32,200,000
1942	11,800,000
1943	7,000,000

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