The Half guilder coin was a
silver
Silver is a chemical element with the Symbol (chemistry), symbol Ag (from the Latin ', derived from the Proto-Indo-European wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂erǵ-, ''h₂erǵ'': "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47. A soft, whi ...
coin
A coin is a small, flat (usually depending on the country or value), round piece of metal or plastic used primarily as a medium of exchange or legal tender. They are standardized in weight, and produced in large quantities at a mint in order t ...
struck in the
Kingdom of the Netherlands
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between 1818 and 1930. The obverse featured a portrait of the Dutch
reigning King or Queen. On the reverse was a crowned Dutch coat of arms between the value. All coins were minted in
Utrecht
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except the year 1829 and 1830 that were minted in
Brussels
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.
Dimensions and weight
Versions
References
External links
Obverses and reverses
{{Currency and coinage of the Netherlands
Guilder
Coins of the Netherlands
Fifty-cent coins