Netherlands. 25x 1980 Throne Change Double Portrait Sets – Juliana & Beatrix – Job Lot (No reserve price)

Netherlands – 25x 1980 Throne Change Double Portrait Sets – Juliana & Beatrix – Job Lot

Large job lot of 25 presentation sets commemorating the Dutch change of throne in 1980, when Queen Juliana abdicated and Queen Beatrix was inaugurated on 30 April 1980.

Each set contains the two special Dutch circulation coins struck by ’s Rijks Munt in Utrecht for this occasion:

2½ Gulden (Rijksdaalder) 1980
Nickel – 29 mm – 10 g
LSch. 1189
Obverse: double portrait of Queen Juliana and Queen Beatrix facing left, with the inscription 30 APRIL 1980 – BEATRIX KONINGIN DER NEDERLANDEN.
Reverse: crowned coat of arms of the Netherlands with denomination NEDERLAND 2½ GULDEN.
Edge inscription: GOD ZIJ MET ONS.
Mintage: 30,500,000.

1 Gulden 1980
Nickel – 25 mm – 6 g
LSch. 1211
The same special double-portrait design, with the crowned Dutch coat of arms and denomination NEDERLAND 1 GULDEN on the reverse.
Edge inscription: GOD ZIJ MET ONS.
Mintage: 30,500,000.

The double portrait used for both coins was designed by Dutch medallist Katinka Bruijn-van Rood. The coins carry the Utrecht Mercury-staff mint mark and the rooster-with-star mint master’s mark.

Each presentation case also contains a brass commemorative token. According to the original explanatory inserts, the reverse of this token depicts the building of ’s Rijks Munt in Utrecht.

Lot contents

25 complete sets, each comprising:

1 × 2½ Gulden 1980
1 × 1 Gulden 1980
1 × brass commemorative token
Presentation case
Explanatory insert where present/shown

In total: 50 Dutch coins + 25 commemorative tokens, with a combined face value of 87.50 guilders for the official coins.