The KNM (Royal Dutch Mint) will soon issue a €5 silver coin commemorating Michiel de Ruyter. He was born 400 years ago, in March 1607, and was a famous Dutch admiral.

The design of that coin is not known yet, but the piece is already listed at the KNM website. There will be a "circulation" version of the silver coin which can be had at face value. (Other issues will be a silver €5 proof coin and a gold €10 proof coin, I suppose, but those will be more expensive.)

Also there seem to be plans to issue a commem dedicated to the "Afsluitdijk". That dam separates the North Sea (salt water) from the Ijsselmeer (now inland waters, partly polders) and connects Friesland and North Holland. The last gate in the dam was closed in May 1932, thus 75 years ago. http://www.rijkswaterstaat.nl/wateroverzic...ender/index.jsp

Not sure whether that will actually be a coin; the Dutch mint also makes quite a few commemorative medals. We will see.

(Edit: It's official now - there are no plans to issue an "Afsluitdijk" coin.)

Christian

Hopefully T_3's better half will let him go to the PO to buy these for us

she will

She also pushes him to ship those Belastingdienst-fivers, which he still has piled up here...

Maybe we can make her into a coins collector?

Tell her not to be so pushy. Just wait until this de Ruyter coin is issued, so those who are interested in both pieces (such as tabbs) can then get both ...

Christian

Add to the booty! Add to the booty!

That's what T_3 figured as well.....

Well well well.



The way the motto "Onze parel - hun schrik" is put on the coin is interesting. But I cannot really say I like it ... neither the motto nor the design. We will see what the actual coin looks like.

Christian

The "Michiel de Ruyter" coin has been / will be issued.

Has been, because the pieces were apparently part of the De Ruyter Year opening ceremony in his birthplace Vlissingen yesterday. Will be, because the Vijfje can be had at Dutch post offices as from Monday.

(sotto voce) Eeeeriiik ...

Christian

Eeeeriiik ...

Yes......

I have a stack of them on my desk

Who'd like to have one?

I tried to get one of the 2 euro commems as well, but the local post office doesn't have them, will try another one later this week

Here, here, here. Did you get my PM? I am interested in one of those, either with or without a Belastingdienst Vijfje ...

Christian

Noted



Yup, got it.

you'll get all I can get

Here are some images of the proof version. I am still underwhelmed the Dutch mint has produced much nicer coins before. But it's not as bad as I first thought.

http://www.numismatico.de/files/dscn3586_846.jpg
http://www.numismatico.de/files/dscn3585_171.jpg
(Images: Starshop)

http://nl.knm.nl/domains/knm/content/deruy..._commercial.wmv
(TV commercial: Royal Dutch Mint)

Christian

Hey trantor 3 just how many new Presidential dollars would I have to send over to get a couple of those? Every time I check in here somebody has something new that is NOT available in Indiana!!! Hope someone still has a few extras and needs something from the states or, if nothing else, there is always PayPal!

ooh! me, please ...

OK.

I'm waiting for a delivery from the Dutch Mint, as soon as that's here, I'll start shipping them.

That shipment from the Mint will arrive on monday, the postman could not deliver todat to me because I wasn't at home and I have to sign for reception.

No problemo. So the post office had the vijfje but not the ToR commem?

Christian

nope, so I ordered a whole roll of those directly from the mint, which I can pick up tomorrow at the local post office.

Seems you did. Great! My address is the same as last time ...

Christian

Gotcha

I hope I counted myself amongst the chosen few

Shipping these tomorrow.

Scottishmoney, please PM your address

Seems that was it - according to the latest info at http://www.knm.nl the Dutch Mint will not issue any further collector coins this year. Note that the headline "Geen tweede herdenkingsmunt in 2007" is a little misleading; apparently they use the term herdenkingsmunt (which I thought means commemorative coin) for the collector coins but not for the commemorative coins. Anyway, no more "special" coins from the Netherlands between now and at least New Year's Day ...

Christian

I have been so busy at work that I don't know if I ever got my paws on one of these or not! Are there any still available over there? It sure is a shame when work gets in the way of fun!!! I will have to do some digging to see what has arrived the last few months!

yay im goin to holland on 9 sept so can grab me some there hmm but where can i find the dutch mint to buy proofs xD hmm

Maybe Trantor_3 has some left? And as for the mint's shop, that is in the same building as the actual mint (production facility) and the Money Museum: Utrecht, Leidseweg 90. According to the KNM website, the store is open Tue-Fri 10-17 h, Sat-Mon 12-17 h. The museum has the same opening hours except it is closed on Mondays ...

Christian

tnx

Let's have a look.....


I have two "De Ruyter" 5 euro coins left.