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Queen Juliana 1 Cent Netherlands Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry and Craft Making (Staff of Mercury)

Queen Juliana 1 Cent Netherlands Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry and Craft Making (Staff of Mercury)

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Queen Juliana 1 Cent Netherlands Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry and Craft Making (Staff of Mercury)

Obverse: Portrait of Queen Juliana facing right
Lettering: JULIANA KONINGIN DER NEDERLANDEN
Translation: Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands

Reverse: Denomination, divided date at lower sides of "1" with a fish & Caduceus (Staff of Mercury) on either side of the denomination

Features
Issuer Netherlands
Queen Juliana (1948-1980)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1950-1980
Value 1 Cent (0.01 NLG)
Currency Gulden (decimalized, 1817-2001)
Composition Bronze
Weight 2 g
Diameter 17.1 mm
Thickness 1.3 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 1987
Number N# 733
References KM# 180, Schön# 64

Wikipedia:
Juliana (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌjyliˈjaːnaː]; Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmina; 30 April 1909 – 20 March 2004) was Queen of the Netherlands from 1948 until her abdication in April 1980.

Juliana was the only child of Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. She received a private education and studied international law at the University of Leiden. In 1937, she married Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld with whom she had four daughters: Beatrix, Irene, Margriet, and Christina. During the German invasion of the Netherlands in the Second World War, the royal family was evacuated to the United Kingdom. Juliana then relocated to Canada with her children, while Wilhelmina and Bernhard remained in Britain. The royal family returned to the Netherlands after its liberation in 1945.

Due to Wilhelmina's failing health, Juliana took over royal duties briefly in 1947 and 1948. In September 1948 Wilhelmina abdicated and Juliana ascended to the Dutch throne. Her reign saw the decolonization and independence of the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) and Suriname. Despite a series of controversies involving the royal family, Juliana remained a popular figure among the Dutch.

In April 1980, Juliana abdicated in favour of her eldest daughter Beatrix. Upon her death in 2004 at the age of 94, she was the longest-lived former reigning monarch in the world.

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Since 1816 the caduceus is the mint mark of the dutch Royal Mint and is present on most Utrecht minted coins. The mark is called "staff of Mercury" in dutch, referring to the God Mercury. He is often depicted with a staff and symbolizes trade and profit, hence it's relation with a mint. The wings on top of the staff, as well as the two snakes, refer to Mercurius's Greek predecessor Hermes who is often seen with two wings on a helmet or on his sandals.

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