Posted 06/27/2017 4:17 pm
The Dutch tend to put a portrait of the reigning monarch on the coins. This has been done with almost every coin since the end of World War II. Exceptions are the common 2 euro issues and the Ducaten (former trade coinage, nowadays bullion series). As this is neither of those, a portrait should be expected. I agree that it could have been done in a nicer way.
The information about Willem Alexander facing right is just a coincidence. Every time the monarch changes, the direction of the face on the coin changes. As Willem Alexander is 4 generations away from Willem III, he simply has his face pointing in the same direction. There are of course a few exceptions to the rule. Especially for the gold coins...
I saw the coin last week and it's looking really nice. It's just that it's a colored coin, so I'm not too much a fan on it.
The information about Willem Alexander facing right is just a coincidence. Every time the monarch changes, the direction of the face on the coin changes. As Willem Alexander is 4 generations away from Willem III, he simply has his face pointing in the same direction. There are of course a few exceptions to the rule. Especially for the gold coins...
I saw the coin last week and it's looking really nice. It's just that it's a colored coin, so I'm not too much a fan on it.
