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Netherlands
The edge lettering on the Dutch 2‐Euro‐commemorative coins is :

(God be with us)		 Dutch mint mark :
Image Country Date Feature Ref. Volume  
 
🔎		 Netherlands 26 Mar. 2007 50th anniversary of the Signature of the Treaty of Rome 20001
20002
20005 		6,355,500  
 

 
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Description : The Treaty establishing the European Community, called the Treaty of Rome (originally called the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and renamed the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union in December 2009) was signed on 25 March 1957 by Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands at the Conservatory Palace in Rome. It came into force on 1st of January 1958. At the same time two other treaties were concluded, the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, which established EURATOM, and the Agreement on Institutions Common to the European Communities, which stipulated that the European Economic Community (EEC), the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) and the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) had a common parliamentary assembly (now the European Parliament), a common Court of Justice and a common Economic and Social Committee. On the 5th of May 2006, EU Commissioner Joaquín Almunia and Eurogroup President Jean‐Claude Juncker announced the first transnational 2‐Euro commemorative coin to mark the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome. The directors of the Italian mint Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, the Spanish mint Real Casa de la Moneda and the Austrian Mint Münze Österreich AG met in Vienna to exchange ideas. The ideas were presented and amalgamated into a design by the commissioned engraver Helmut Andexlinger, after approval he produced a model of the coin. It shows the treaty with the signatures of the representatives from the six founding states, framed by the pavement pattern of the Capitol Square in Rome, designed by Michelangelo where the treaty was signed.
National characteristics : At the top are the words "VERDRAG VAN ROME" (Treaty of Rome) and "50 JAAR" (50 years), below it is an illustration of the treaty with the words "EUROPA" (Europe). At the bottom of the motif are the words "KONINKRIJK DER NEDERLANDEN" (Kingdom of the Netherlands) above it is the year "2007" flanked on the left by the sails of the three‐mast clipper Nederland, the logo of the mint master Maarten Brouwer, and at the right the staff of Hermes the mint mark of the Royal Dutch mint Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt in Utrecht.
 
🔎		 Netherlands 07 Jan. 2009 10 years of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) 20001
20002
20005 		5,313,500  
 

 
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Description : In 1972 the European Exchange Rate Mechanism was created to limit fluctuations between currencies. In 1975 a basket of currencies was used to define the European Currency Unit (ECU) and in 1979 the European Monetary System was created. 1990 saw the start of the first stage of European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and in 1994 the second stage, during which the European Monetary Institute prepared for the establishment of the European Central Bank (ECB). In 1996 the European Commission established the currency abbreviation €. In 1999, saw the third stage of EMU, all participating currencies were linked to the euro by exchange rate parity. In 2008 a design competition was held for the EMU Community Edition coin and out of 5 proposals a winner, Georgios Stamatopoulos was determined by an online vote. The design shows a stylised human stick figure on the blank space of an irregularly shaped ancient coin, with the € symbol on the left arm. It symbolises the transition from the bartering of archaic times to European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). Below the € symbol are the designer's initials "ΓΣ" and the years "1999‐2009".
National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "NEDERLAND" (Netherlands), the acronym of the occasion of issue below is "EMU". The 6'o clock star flanked on the left by the sails of the three‐mast clipper Nederland, the logo of the mint master Maarten Brouwer, and at the right the staff of Hermes the mint mark of the Royal Dutch mint Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt in Utrecht.
 
🔎		 Netherlands 24 Jan. 2011 500th anniversary of the Publication of The Praise of Folly by Desiderius Erasmus 20001
20002
20005 		4,000,000  
 

 
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Description : The first Dutch national commemorative coin is dedicated to the work Praise of Folly by Erasmus of Rotterdam (∼1466‐1536), which was printed in 1511. The author of the work ‐ theologian, philosopher and philologist ‐ is portrayed writing his book, based on a painting by Hans Holbein the Younger created in 1523. On the left of the motif is the face of Queen Beatrix, (Dutch law stipulates that no national coin may be issued without the face of the Head of State ‐ exceptions have been made for European Community editions), to the right the text "Beatrix Koningin der Nederlanden" (Beatrix Queen of the Netherlands). The coin was designed by Dylan Shields. The date "2011" is in the centre together with the sails of the three‐mast clipper Nederland, the logo of mint master Maarten Brouwer and on the right the staff of Hermes the mint mark of the Royal Dutch mint Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt in Utrecht.
 
🔎		 Netherlands 13 Feb. 2012 10 years Euro‐Currency 20001
20002
20005 		3,500,000  
 

 
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Description : To mark the tenth anniversary of the final adoption of the euro as cash, all 17 EU countries using the euro as their official currency issued a commemorative € 2 coin. There were five designs submitted, which could be voted for online. The result was announed on the 30th of June 2011: the winning design was created by Helmut Andexlinger and shows a globe in the middle, overlaid with the euro symbol. The importance of the euro in Europe and the world as a whole coupled with the fact that it has become a global player in the international monetary system over the last ten years, is illustrated by the euro symbol. According to the designer, the symbolic elements around the stylised globe represent the suggestion that the euro offers more opportunities for businesses and markets which in turn ensures economic stability by encouraging investment in this environment. The factory shape symbolises production, the cargo ship trade, all of which benefit the symbolic family of four with three homes by providing more quality jobs and stable consumer prices. The symbol of the Eurotower in Frankfurt/M. represents financial strength and the two wind turbines shows stimulation in innovative investments that this environment presents, whose central element is the euro. At the bottom of the coin are the years "2002 and "2012".
National characteristics : At the top of the coin is the name of the issuing country "NEDERLAND" (Netherlands). To the right, between the symbols of house and the family, are the sails of the three‐mast clipper Nederland, the logo of the mint master Maarten Brouwer together with the staff of Hermes the mint mark of the Royal Dutch mint Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt in Utrecht.
 
🔎		 Netherlands 07 Feb. 2013 The announcement of the abdiction of the throne
by Her Majesty Queen Beatrix		 20001
20002
20005 		20,000,000  
 

 
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Description : The commemorative coin is dedicated to the announcement on the 28th of January 2013 of the change of monarch on the 30th of April 2013, the commemorative coin designed by Pannos Goutzemisis shows a portrait of Queen Beatrix (in the foreground) and Crown Prince Willem‐Alexander (in the background). Around the outside of the motif in a circle are the inscriptions "WILLEM‐ALEXANDER PRINS VAN ORANJE" (Pince Willem‐Alexander of Orange) and "BEATRIX KONINGIN DER NEDERLANDEN" (Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands), separated by a crown at the top and and by the date "28 JANUARI 2013" (28th of January 2013) at the bottom. On the left of the date are the sails of the three‐mast clipper Nederland the logo of the mint master Maarten Brouwer and on the right by the staff of Hermes the mint mark of the Royal Dutch mint Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt in Utrecht. The European stars on this coin are not ‐ as usual ‐ flat, but are embossed.
 
🔎		 Netherlands 25 Nov. 2013 200th anniversary of the Kingdom of the Netherlands 20001
20002
20004
20005 		3,538,000  
 

 
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Description : The coin, designed by Roosje Klap and Claudia Linders, shows the silhouettes of the six former kings of the Netherlands and the current monarch, Willem‐Alexander. The silhouettes, which are intertwined in chronological order from back to front, correspond to the images of the regents on earlier circulation coins. The way the heads are facing, to the right or left, alternates with each change of throne. Around the outside of the motif is the name and title of the reigning monarch "WILLEM‐ALEXANDER KONING OF THE NETHERLANDS" (Willem‐Alexander King of the Netherlands) and the reason for this issue "200 JAAR KONINKRIJK" (200 anniversary of the kingdom). At the bottom of the motif is the date "2013" and to the left of it the initials of the two designers, a mirror‐inverted "RK" in front of "CL", to the right of the date are the sails of the three‐mast clipper Nederland the logo of the mint master Maarten Brouwer and the staff of Hermes as mint mark of the Royal Dutch mint Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt in Utrecht. The Royal Dutch Mint had 1,500 coins produced in the proof process with an orange coloured band forming the outline of King Willem‐Alexander (see picture).
 
🔎		 Netherlands 22 May 2014 The official farewell to the former Queen Beatrix 20001
20002
20004
20005 		5,291,000  
 

 
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Description : The second double portrait after the commemorative coin minted in 2013 to announce the change of throne was also designed by Pannos Goutzemisis. This coin shows King Willhelm‐Alexander, in the foreground looking to the right, in front of his mother and predecessor Beatrix. Around the outside of the motif are the names "WILLEM‐ALEXANDER KONING DER NEDERLANDEN" (Willem‐Alexander King of the Netherlands), a crown and "BEATRIX PRINSES DER NEDERLANDEN" (Beatrix Princess of the Netherlands). At the bottom of the motif is the date "2014" and to the left of it is the sails of the three‐mast clipper Nederland, the logo of the mint master Maarten Brouwer and on the right the staff of Hermes, the mint mark of the Royal Dutch mint Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt in Utrecht. The Royal Dutch Mint supplied 2000 sets in the proof production process version with coins where the crown is coloured white, red and blue (see picture).
 
🔎		 Netherlands 13 Oct. 2015 30 years EU‐Flag 20001
20002
20004
20005 		1,000,000  
 

 
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Description : From 1950, the Council of Europe had been working on the design of a flag for Europe. The proposal to adopt the emblem of the Paneuropa Union, founded by Richard Coudenhove‐Kalergi in 1922, was rejected because of its supposed Christian symbolism. In 1955 it was agreed that the European flag, also adopted by the European Community on 29th of June 1985, would be the European flag with the twelve (a number of twelve is considered a sign of perfection) golden stars in a circular (symbolising unity) arrangement on a blue background. To mark the 30th anniversary of the EU flag, all 19 EU countries which use the euro as their official currency issued a commemorative €2 coin. There were five designs to choose from which could be voted for online. The result was declared on 28th of May 2015. The coin design was created by Georgios Stamatopoulos, coin designer at the Bank of Greece, whose initials "ΓΣ" can be seen in the lower right‐hand corner. It shows twelve stylised persons in a circle around a European flag with the twelve euro stars.
National characteristics : Above is the name of the issuing country "NEDERLAND" (Netherlands), followed by the dates "1985‐2015". The sails of the three‐mast clipper Nederland, the logo of the mint master Maarten Brouwer is on the right next to the date together with the staff of Hermes the mint mark of the Royal Dutch mint Koninklijke Nederlandske Munt in Utrecht. The Royal Dutch Mint issued 1,000 coin sets in the proof production process version, each with three differently coloured (see picture) and one standard coin.
 
🔎		 Netherlands 01 Jul. 2022 35th anniversary of the Erasmus Program 20003
20005
20009 		577,500  
 

 
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Description : ERASMUS is a backronym for EuRopean Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students. The ERASMUS exchange programme is aimed at EU citizens who have been studying at a university for at least one year and supports a three to twelve‐month stay abroad at a university within the EU, or an internship. In addition, there are master's and doctoral programmes, programmes for young entrepreneurs, for school education, vocational training and adult education. Internships as well as professional development measures are financially supported and language courses abroad are also made possible for working people. The backronym refers to the Dutch philosopher and theologian Erasmus of Rotterdam (∼1466‐1536), described as "the crowning glory of the Christian humanists", depicted after a painting by Hans Holbein the Younger created in 1523. The French coin designer Joaquin Jimenez, whose initials "J.J." appear next to Erasmus' pen, has designed as a background a network of connecting lines between the twelve stars arranged in a circle and symbolising Europe, which is intended to represent the manifold intellectual and human exchanges between European students. By relieving some partial areas between the connecting lines, the numbers 3 and 5 emerge, referring to the 35th anniversary of the programme. In a block of three to four lines of lettering arranged in a quarter circle at the bottom right, the commemorative period is written as "1987-2022" (the last number also designating the year of issue) below the occasion of issue, followed by the name of the issuing state, if this does not consist of an abbreviation placed in the centre of the motif.
National characteristics : The country abbreviation "NL" (Netherlands) is placed centrally below the centre line. The quarter circle at the bottom right has three lines; below the commemorative period, the issue occasion "ERASMUS PROGRAMMA" (Erasmus programme in Dutch). At the bottom on the left sleeve a raven is depicted on the left as the mintmaster's mark of Bert van Ravenswaaij and on the right of it a staff of Hermes as the mint mark of the Royal Dutch mint Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt in Houten. The coin is one of those with a more textured background.
 
References :
20001 Images taken with authorisation by the ECB ‐ Mail dated 20.Feb.2020
© "European Central Bank"		 20002 Data mirrored from Wikipedia Page "2_euro_commemorative_coins"
with friendly support of the guardians of that page.
20003 Not Applicable   20004 Coloured version of this Commemorative Coin in circulation
EU‐legal‐technical specifications do not recongnise colour prints. The EU nevertheless tolerates them, as their numbers are very small and they are sold in special packs and therefor are very unlikely to be used as currency.
20005 enlarged Images taken with authorisation by Gerd Seyffert
© "Gerd Seyffert 2021"		 20006 Not Applicable  
20007 Images taken by Münzen Kreuzberg
© "Münzen Kreuzberg 2021"		 20008 enlarged Images taken by Münzen Kreuzberg
© "Münzen Kreuzberg 2021"
20009 Text with kind permission by Gerd Seyffert
© "Gerd Seyffert 2023"		 20010 Not Applicable