The Three 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 between 1817 and 1832.
Description
The obverse featured a portrait of king
William I of the Netherlands. On the reverse was a crowned Dutch coat of arms between the value. The coins had a smooth edge with edge lettering ‘GOD ZY MET ONS’. The coins were minted in
Utrecht in the years 1817-1824 and 1830-1832. The coins of 1823 were also minted in
Brussels.
The coins were minted from silver .893 and had a
diameter of 40 mm and a weight of 32.3 gram.
References
{{Currency and coinage of the Netherlands
Guilder
Coins of the Netherlands