The half-cent coin was a Dutch coin used from 1818 to 1940. It was the smallest-denomination coin of the decimal Dutch guilder until its withdrawal from circulation after the German occupation of the Netherlands in 1940. It was nicknamed "Halfje", similar to the Kwartje (the suffix -je is a diminutive in the Dutch language, similar to the English -ie).
The coin was worth cent or of a Dutch guilder and its first version was minted until 1877. The second version was used until 1940. A half-cent was not used in the coinage during the German occupation and was not reinstated after the liberation of the Netherlands.
Dimensions and weight Dimensions cent 1818–1877 cent 1878–1940 Refs Gram 1.92 gram1.9 gram1.92 gram 1.25 gram Diameter 16 mm 14 mm Thickness 1 mm 1.24 mm1.22 mm Metal Copper Bronze
Versions Monarch Mint Material Obverse Reverse Edge Minting years Refs William I Utrecht and Brussels Copper Crowned W between the mint year Crowned Dutch coat of arms between value Smooth with no edge lettering 1818(U) 1819(U) 1821(U and B) 1822(U and B) 1823(B) 1824(U and B) 1826-1828(U and B) 1829(U) 1831-1833(U) 1837(U) William II Utrecht Copper Crowned W between the mint year Crowned Dutch coat of arms between value Smooth with no edge lettering 1841, 1843, 1846, 1847 William III Utrecht Copper Crowned W between the mint year Crowned Dutch coat of arms between value Smooth with no edge lettering 1850–1855, 1857, 1859, 1861–1865, 1867, 1869, 1870, 1872, 1873, 1875–1877 William III Utrecht Bronze Crowned lion with sword and quiver Value between two bonded orange branches Reeded with no edge lettering 1878, 1883–1886 Wilhelmina Utrecht Bronze Crowned lion with sword and quiver Value between two bonded orange branches Reeded with no edge lettering 1891, 1894, 1898, 1900, 1901 Wilhelmina Utrecht Bronze Crowned lion with sword and quiver (smaller lettering, mint and mint master mark) Value between two bonded orange branches Reeded with no edge lettering 1903, 1906 Wilhelmina Utrecht Bronze Crowned lion with sword and quiver (different crown and bigger lettering) Value between two bonded orange branches (different orange branches and bigger lettering) Reeded with no edge lettering 1909, 1911, 1912, 1914–1917, 1921, 1922, 1928, 1930, 1934, 1936–1938, 1940
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