Netherlands Antilles 2025 - Caribbean Guilder - New coin families

Two new coin families will start circulating by march 2025.

The design of the new Caribbean Guilder draws inspiration from the 'World Under the Sea'.
Fish swim freely, seeing no borders. This serves as a metaphor for the unity shared between the countries of Curaçao and Sint Maarten within its monetary union.
The coins will circulate interchangeably on Curaçao and Sint Maarten.

The small coins share these common sides:



While the other sides are specific of each country:



The big bimetallic coins share these common sides:



While the other sides are specific of each country:



(news from Egon Conti and Pabitra Saha)
(images from www.caribbean-guilder.com)

LINK: Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten

Netherlands Antilles 5 gulden 2024 - Farewell to the Antillean Guilder

New commemorative type:

"Farewell to the Antillean Guilder"



(news by Jo Hoogeveen, Egon Conti and Eddy Reynaert)

LINK: Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten

Netherlands Antilles 5 gulden 2021 - 50th Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Máxima

New collectors' proof commemorative type:

"50th Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Máxima"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: silver .925
Diameter: 29.00 mm
Weight: 11.90 g
Mint: Royal Dutch Mint (Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Mintage: 750

(news by Pabitra Saha)
(images and data from www.centralbank.cw)

LINK: Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten

Netherlands Antilles 5 gulden 2021 - 90th anniversary of the Red Cross Curaçao

New collectors' proof commemorative type:

"90th anniversary of the Red Cross Curaçao"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: silver .925
Diameter: 29.00 mm
Weight: 11.90 g
Mint: Royal Dutch Mint (Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Mintage: 350

(news by Pabitra Saha)
(images and data from www.centralbank.cw)

LINK: Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten

Netherlands Antilles 5 gulden 2020 - 10 years of structural reforms

New circulating coloured commemorative:

"10 years of structural reforms"



(news by Pabitra Saha)

Netherlands Antilles 5 gulden 2016 - MCB

New circulating commemorative:

"100th Anniversary of the Maduro & Curiel's Bank - MCB"



(news and image by Wolfgang Schuster)

Netherlands Antilles 2.5 gulden 2014 - King Willem Alexander

New circulating type with the King's portrait:



(news and scan by Wolfgang Schuster)

Netherlands Antilles 1 & 5 gulden 2014 - King Willem Alexander

New circulating types with the King's portrait:



(news and scan by Jo Hoogeveen)

Netherlands Antilles 5 gulden 2013 - Colour flags

New circulating commemoratives:

These two 5 gulden coins have been released in base metal. They are exactly the same, but bear the small coloured flags of Curaçao and Sint Maarten.

This 2013 year is supposed to be the last for Netherlands Antilles coinage, which will be replaced by the Caribbean guilder, the proposed currency of the Caribbean countries of Curaçao and Sint Maarten.



(news and images by Jo Hoogeveen)

Curaçao and Sint Maarten 5 guilder 2013 - Abolition of slavery

New silver proof issue:

"150th Anniversary of the abolition of slavery"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Silver .925
Diameter: 29.00 mm
Weight: 11.90 g
Mint: Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt (the Netherlands)

(news from Pabitra Saha)

Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 1 dollar 2013

New legal tender 1 dollar coin issued by the Royal Dutch Mint:



(info and image by Pabitra Saha)

Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 1 dollar 2011

Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba were part of the Netherlands Antilles until the country's dissolution on 10 October 2010, when the islands became special municipalities within the country of the Netherlands.

Since January 1, 2011, the U.S. dollar has been the official currency, replacing the Netherlands Antillian Guilder.

This coin is a legal tender 1 dollar 2011 coin issued by the Royal Dutch Mint. The coin comes with a box and certificate of Authenticity.



(info and image by Shamik Biswas and Egon Conti Rossini)

SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Brass
Diameter: 26.00 mm
Weight: 9.00 g

Netherlands Antilles 10 gulden 2010

New commemorative:

"Constitutional restructuring of the Netherlands Antilles"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: silver .925
Weight: 17.80 g
Diameter: 33.00 mm
Mintage: 5,000

(news and image from Jo Hoogeveen)

LINK: Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten

Netherlands Antilles 5 gulden 2004 & 2005

For several years, no one seems to have seen these 2 misterious base metal types (KM74.1 and KM76.1). The respective silver issues are known since long.
Now scan is available, thanks to Wolfgang Schuster. Maybe we'll see them soon available at the numismatic market.



(information and image by Wolfgang Schuster)

SPECIFICATIONS
Material: Aureate bonded steel
Weight: 11.00 g
Diameter: 26.00 mm