931) Dutch Aviation, Netherlands: Centenary Celebrations (1919-2019): Three coins - one Gold (10 Euro), One Sterling Silver (5 Euro) and a Silver-plated (5 Euro) coins, along with a Silver medal celebrate this milestone in Dutch Avaition history: Coin issue date: 14.03.2019:
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The Royal Dutch Mint has issued Commemorative 5 and 10 Euro coins and a Silver medal in honour of 100 years of Dutch aviation.
KLM ("Koninklijke Luchvaart Maatschappij" or "Royal Airline Company"), NLR (National aerospace Laboratory of the Netherlands, a major Technological Institute) and aircraft manufacturer GKN Fokker are all celebrating 100th Anniversary of their establishment in 2019. In many ways, the three of them narrate the history of Dutch aviation.
Today, aviation has made the globe smaller and broadened mankind's perspectives/horizons. Borders and distances have become smaller, which has enriched people's lives. Human beings have always been obsessed with escaping the Earth and looking at the world from the sky, like birds. Flying is something "magical" and aviation has developed revolutionarily over the past century. What once started as a dream has now become a normal reality accessible to everyone.
The Commemorative Coins:
Three Commemorative Coins are being issued by the Royal Dutch Mint, Netherlands - Gold Proof, Silver Proof and Silver-plated.
This issue is the first time that there will be differences in the coins. When one places the three coins next to one another, one can see the plane and its shadow are moving slightly every/each time. The aircraft seems to be flying in the design.
The three coins placed together show the moving shadows of a flying/moving aircraft
In honour of their respective anniversaries, KLM, NLR and GKN Fokker are organising an event titled "100 years of aviation in the Netherlands" at the Eye Film Museum in Amsterdam on 14.03.2019.
This venue has been chosen, because in 1919, the First Air Traffic Exhibition Amsterdam (ELTA) was organised there. Shortly thereafter, KLM was founded, for which Fokker also founded in that year manufactured the aircraft. In 1919, the forerunner of the NLR, the "Rijksstudiedienst voor de Luchtvaart" (RSL) was established to increase the safety of military and civil aviation.
King Willem Alexander who will also be present at the ceremony on 14.03.2019, where the first strike by the Royal Dutch Mint will take place and he will receive the first struck coin during the event. A new stamp is also being unveiled on the theme "100 Years of Aviation in the Netherlands".
The Reverse of the 10 Euro Gold Coin shows an aircraft flying over a populated town, with its shadow falling below it.
The peripheral inscriptions are - "100 JAHRE NEDERLANDSE LUCHTVAART" (meaning "100 Years of Aviation"), "10 EURO", "2019".
The Obverse of the 10 Euro Gold Coin shows a portrait of King Willem Alexander.
The peripheral inscriptions are - "WILLEM ALEXANDER", "KONING DER NEDERLANDEN" (meaning "King of the Netherlands").
The specifications of this coin are:
Denomination: 10 Euro; Metal Composition: .900 Fineness Gold; Diameter/Size: 22.5 mm; Weight: 6.72 grams; Coin Quality: Proof; Mintage: 1,000 pieces; Mint: Royal Dutch Mint.
The elegant wooden box in which the Gold Coin is presented along with a Certificate of Authenticity (COA) and a brief history of Dutch Aviation
The Obverse and Reverse faces of the 5 Euro Sterling Silver Coin
On the Obverse is seen a portrait of King Willem Alexander and on the Reverse a flying aircraft over a town/city.
The designs and peripheral inscriptions ae identical to the Gold variant.
The specifications of this coin are:
Denomination: 5 Euro; Diameter/Size: 33.0 mm; Weight: 15.5 grams; Coin Quality: Proof; Mintage: 4,500 pieces; Mint: Royal Dutch Mint.
The Reverse and Obverse faces of the Silver-plated, Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) coin placed in a coin card
On the Obverse is seen a portrait of King Willem Alexander and on the Reverse a flying aircraft moving over a city/town.
The designs and peripheral inscriptions are identical to the other variants.
The specifications of this coin are:
Denomination: 5 Euro; Diameter/Size: 29.0 mm; Weight: 10.5 grams; Metal Composition: Silver plated; Coin Quality: Brilliant Uncirculated (BU); Mintage: 15,000 pieces; Mint: Royal Dutch Mint.
Besides the above coins, a one ounce Silver medal is being minted by the Royal Dutch Mint:
This face of the One Ounce Silver medal shows the turbulence which makes the aircraft lift off and stay airborne
The peripheral inscription is - " Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you always long to return" - "Leonardo da Vinci".
This face of the One Ounce Silver medal shows the various parts of an aircraft design.
In addition, 200 deluxe, four piece prestige coin sets with one of each of the three coins, showing the airplanes at different angles of flight and the one ounce Silver medal will also be available to collectors.
Today, aviation has made the globe smaller and broadened mankind's perspectives/horizons. Borders and distances have become smaller, which has enriched people's lives. Human beings have always been obsessed with escaping the Earth and looking at the world from the sky, like birds. Flying is something "magical" and aviation has developed revolutionarily over the past century. What once started as a dream has now become a normal reality accessible to everyone.
The Commemorative Coins:
Three Commemorative Coins are being issued by the Royal Dutch Mint, Netherlands - Gold Proof, Silver Proof and Silver-plated.
This issue is the first time that there will be differences in the coins. When one places the three coins next to one another, one can see the plane and its shadow are moving slightly every/each time. The aircraft seems to be flying in the design.
In honour of their respective anniversaries, KLM, NLR and GKN Fokker are organising an event titled "100 years of aviation in the Netherlands" at the Eye Film Museum in Amsterdam on 14.03.2019.
This venue has been chosen, because in 1919, the First Air Traffic Exhibition Amsterdam (ELTA) was organised there. Shortly thereafter, KLM was founded, for which Fokker also founded in that year manufactured the aircraft. In 1919, the forerunner of the NLR, the "Rijksstudiedienst voor de Luchtvaart" (RSL) was established to increase the safety of military and civil aviation.
King Willem Alexander who will also be present at the ceremony on 14.03.2019, where the first strike by the Royal Dutch Mint will take place and he will receive the first struck coin during the event. A new stamp is also being unveiled on the theme "100 Years of Aviation in the Netherlands".
The peripheral inscriptions are - "100 JAHRE NEDERLANDSE LUCHTVAART" (meaning "100 Years of Aviation"), "10 EURO", "2019".
The peripheral inscriptions are - "WILLEM ALEXANDER", "KONING DER NEDERLANDEN" (meaning "King of the Netherlands").
The specifications of this coin are:
Denomination: 10 Euro; Metal Composition: .900 Fineness Gold; Diameter/Size: 22.5 mm; Weight: 6.72 grams; Coin Quality: Proof; Mintage: 1,000 pieces; Mint: Royal Dutch Mint.
On the Obverse is seen a portrait of King Willem Alexander and on the Reverse a flying aircraft over a town/city.
The designs and peripheral inscriptions ae identical to the Gold variant.
The specifications of this coin are:
Denomination: 5 Euro; Diameter/Size: 33.0 mm; Weight: 15.5 grams; Coin Quality: Proof; Mintage: 4,500 pieces; Mint: Royal Dutch Mint.
On the Obverse is seen a portrait of King Willem Alexander and on the Reverse a flying aircraft moving over a city/town.
The designs and peripheral inscriptions are identical to the other variants.
The specifications of this coin are:
Denomination: 5 Euro; Diameter/Size: 29.0 mm; Weight: 10.5 grams; Metal Composition: Silver plated; Coin Quality: Brilliant Uncirculated (BU); Mintage: 15,000 pieces; Mint: Royal Dutch Mint.
Besides the above coins, a one ounce Silver medal is being minted by the Royal Dutch Mint:
The peripheral inscription is - " Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you always long to return" - "Leonardo da Vinci".
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