Dutch euro coins

Dutch euro coins currently use two designs by Erwin Olaf, both of which feature a portrait of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands. The new designs began circulating in 2014. Koning Willem-Alexander slaat nieuwe Nederlandse euromunten , Dutch government, 2013. Retrieved on 3 July 2014. Dutch Euro coins minted from 1999 to 2013 feature a portrait of Queen Beatrix designed by Bruno Ninaber van Eyben. All coins share the 12 stars of the EU and the year of imprint in their design.

As is the case in Finland, most Dutch shops have elected not to issue one and two cent coins starting on 1 September 2004, though the coins remain legal tender. Sums are rounded to the nearest five cents; sums ending in 1, 2, 6 or 7 cents are rounded down, and those ending in 3, 4, 8 or 9 cents are rounded up. The rounding is applied to the grand total only, while individual prices are still shown and summed up with €0.01 precision. This method is known as "Swedish rounding".

Dutch euro design For images of the common side and a detailed description of the coins, see euro coins.

The first sets of euro coins were minted in 1999 and the euro was put into circulation in the eurozone in 2002. Like Belgium, Finland, France and Spain, the first euro coins of the Netherlands are marked 1999, not 2002.

First series (1999–2013): Queen Beatrix

Second series (2014–present): King Willem Alexander Queen Beatrix abdicated on 30 April 2013, so the design of the coins was changed for her heir, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands. The Royal Dutch Mint presented the new design to the public on 31 October 2013.Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf reveils the design of the new euro coin featuring King Willem-Alexander at the finance ministry in The Hague, Netherlands, on October 31, 2013. Production of the new coins commenced on 22 January 2014. The first coins were released into circulation the next day.

Circulating mintage quantities Face Value €0.01€0.02€0.05€0.10€0.20€0.50€1.00€2.00 1999 47,800,000 109,000,000 213,000,000 149,700,000 86,500,000 99,600,000 63,500,000 9,900,000 2000 276,800,000 122,000,000 184,200,000 156,700,000 67,500,000 87,000,000 62,800,000 24,400,000 2001 179,300,000 145,800,000 205,900,000 193,500,000 97,600,000 94,500,000 67,900,000 140,500,000 2002 800,000 53,100,000 900,000 800,000 51,200,000 80,900,000 20,100,000 37,200,000 2003 58,100,000 151,200,000 1,400,000 1,200,000 58,200,000 1,200,000 1,400,000 1,200,000 2004 113,900,000 115,700,000 400,000 400,000 20,500,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 2005 400,000 400,000 80,400,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 200,000 200,000 2006 200,000 200,000 60,100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 2007 200,000 200,000 78,600,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 100,000 100,000 2008 413,000 413,000 50,413,000 363,000 363,000 363,000 288,000 288,000 2009 254,000 249,000 40,299,000 209,000 209,000 209,000 149,000 149,000 2010 235,000 235,000 70,235,000 202,000 202,000 202,000 166,000 166,000 2011 300,000 300,000 20,300,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 3,900,000 2012 400,000 200,000 10,500,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 3,700,000 2013 200,000 200,000 26,200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 100,000 10,800,000 2014 530,000 530,000 30,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 9,000,000 2015 400,000 400,000 55,400,000 400,000 400,000 400,000 300,000 300,000 2016 400,000 400,000 70,400,000 400,000 30,400,000 400,000 300,000 325,000 2017 100,000 s 63,100,000 20,300,000 100,000 s s s 2018 s s 60,000,000 12,500,000 20,000,000 s s s 2019 s s 30,000,000 15,000,000 s s s s 2020 s s 10,000,000 s s s s s 2021 s s s s s s s s 2022 s s 3,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 s s s 2023 s s 25,000,000 12,000,000 16,000,000 5,000,000 s ss Small quantities minted for sets only

Changes to national sides The Commission of the European Communities issued a recommendation on 19 December 2008, a common guideline for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation. One section of this recommendation stipulates that:

Article 4. Design of the national sides: "The national side of the euro coins intended for circulation should bear the 12 European stars that should fully surround the national design, including the year mark and the indication of the issuing Member State's name. The European stars should be depicted as on the European flag."

The first series of the Dutch euro coins did not comply with this recommendation. No efforts were made to amend these coins to make them compliant. The second series were made to be in accordance with this recommendation.

€2 commemorative coins

Year Subject Volume Note 2007 50th Anniversary of the Signature of the Treaty of Rome 6,333,000 commonly issued coin 2009 Ten years of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and the birth of the euro 5,300,000 commonly issued coin 2011 500th Anniversary of the Publication of The Praise of Folly by Desiderius Erasmus 4,000,000 2012 10th Anniversary of Euro coins and banknotes 3,500,000 commonly issued coin 2013 Coronation of King Willem-Alexander 7,200,000 2013 200 years Kingdom of the Netherlands 3,500,000 2014 Kings double portrait 5,000,000

Other commemorative coins (collectors' coins)

Dutch euro coins

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