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Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 06/24/2014 01:08 am This is a small copper-nickel coin, measuring just 21.5mm in its biggest (diagonal) dimension. At the time it was minted, the island of Curacao was a possession of the Netherlands (today, although Curacao has become self governing, the Dutch continue to administer its defense and foreign affairs). Colligo ergo sum Report this Post to the Staff

philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 06/24/2014 1:13 pm Is the plant the lahara fruit that flavors the curaçao liqueur? Report this Post to the Staff
nalaberong Pillar of the Community Canada 2805 Posts	Posted 06/24/2014 2:51 pm I think it's an orange blossom, for the Dutch House of Orange. This design is copied from a coin for the Netherlands proper, the one difference is the text "MUNT VAN CURACAO". This is one of my favourite coin designs ever, it's appealing and distinctive on all counts. But I don't have the Curacao issue yet. Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5179 Posts	Posted 06/24/2014 4:26 pm I have one of the older Netherlands coins with that design, and I think one of the newer Netherlands Antilles coins too. Would love to get one that says Curacao; I seem to remember reading somewhere that it's actually the only coin type of that "country" (Numista says differently, but seems to agree that most of the rest are also 1940s renamings of normal Dutch coins). Report this Post to the Staff
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