5 Cents - Willem III 1850

gashmios · February 18, 2026 8:06PM

This very small coin had a value of 5 cents in the Dutch Guilder system. This coin is so small, I think of it as being practically unusable, but at the time they circulated. And it was worth something. It reminds me almost of Yehud coinage from the Persian Empire.

It is about 64% silver and a decent strike.

It is marked as DOT although, I am not sure what that stands for.

gashmios · February 18, 2026 8:20PM

http://images.mrbrklyn.com/coins/1850_netherlands_DOT.o.JPG?width=2400

WillieBoyd2 · February 18, 2026 9:09PM

I have had this little coin since the 1960's:

Netherlands 5 cents William III 1850
Silver, 12.5 mm, 0.69 gm

According to the Numista website these coins come with a dot after the date (common) or no dot (less common).

gashmios · February 18, 2026 9:11PM

This coin was designed by Johannis Petrus Schouberg who was the engraver. He has works in the Rijks Museum

https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/Portrait-of-Johannes-Petrus-Schouberg-Stamp-Engraver-at-the-Imperial-Mint-in-Utrecht--0dcb8be3b0e979c649ad9a29ec7fb93a

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Johannes_Petrus_Schouberg

He was born in the Hague on 10 January 1798

https://wiki.muntenenpapiergeld.nl/index.php?title=Schouberg

gashmios · February 18, 2026 9:12PM

@WillieBoyd2 said:
I have had this little coin since the 1960's:

Netherlands 5 cents William III 1850
Silver, 12.5 mm, 0.69 gm

According to the Numista website these coins come with a dot after the date (common) or no dot (less common).

THANK YOU - I thought that was the name of the coin!

gashmios · February 18, 2026 9:14PM

It is flipped orientation like US coins...

5 Cents - Willem III 1850

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