{"title":"Curaçao and Sint Maarten (former Netherlands Antilles)—Caribbean guilder (XCG)","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003c!-- Main image + caption --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 23%; max-width: 100%;\"\u003e \u003cimg alt=\"Curaçao 1 gulden banknote P-35\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; margin-bottom: 8px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/35o.jpg?v=1767206621\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; font-style: italic;\"\u003eCuraçao 1 gulden banknote \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.numista.com\/207323\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eP-35\u003c\/a\u003e, issued 1942–47, Mercury and ships\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- Secondary images --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 23%; max-width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/Screenshot_2026-01-06_at_12.21.55.png?v=1767721004\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.government.nl\/topics\/caribbean-parts-of-the-kingdom\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eKingdom of The Netherlands in the Caribbean\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003csup\u003eOpen Street Map\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/small\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 23%; max-width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/Screenshot_2026-01-06_at_12.22.20.png?v=1767721004\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe \u003c\/em\u003eABC\u003cem\u003e islands off Venezuela. \u003cbr\u003eAruba - country : Aruban florin Afl., AWG\u003cbr\u003eCuraçao - country: Caribbean guilder XCG\u003cbr\u003eBonaire - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Municipalities_of_the_Netherlands#Special_municipalities\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003especial municipality\u003c\/a\u003e of The Netherlands proper: USD\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003csup\u003eOpen Street Map\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/small\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 15%; max-width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/Screenshot_2026-01-06_at_12.23.07.png?v=1767721004\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe \u003c\/em\u003eSSS\u003cem\u003e islands east of Puerto Rico\u003cbr\u003eSint-Maarten - country: XCG\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eSaint-Martin - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Overseas_collectivity\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSemi-autonomous region (\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Overseas_collectivity\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCOM\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Overseas_collectivity\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e)\u003c\/a\u003e of France proper: euro\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSaba \u0026amp; Statia - municipalities of The Netherlands proper: USD\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003csup\u003eOpen Street Map\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/small\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBanknotes and coins from the Caribbean islands of \u003cstrong\u003eCuraçao\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eSint Maarten\u003c\/strong\u003e, which along with \u003cstrong\u003eAruba\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \u003cstrong\u003eDutch mainland\u003c\/strong\u003e, form the \u003cstrong\u003eKingdom\u003c\/strong\u003e of the Netherlands. Note that the northern \u003cstrong\u003ehalf of the island of St. Martin\u003c\/strong\u003e is a French territory called Saint-Martin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll six Dutch islands in the Caribbean\u003c\/strong\u003e were originally called \u003cstrong\u003eCuraçao and dependencies\u003c\/strong\u003e, for which the \u003cstrong\u003eCuraçao guilder\u003c\/strong\u003e was created in 1940, pegged to the US dollar, more relevant for the local economy than the Dutch currency. In 1964, the six islands gained self-government within the Kingdom as the \u003cstrong data-end=\"47\" data-start=\"2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eNetherlands Antilles (N.A.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. The Curaçao guilder became the \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eN.A. guilder (ANG\u003c\/strong\u003e or \u003cstrong\u003eNAf)\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"336\" data-start=\"295\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eAruba\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003e Curaçao's rival, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-is-only-node=\"\" data-end=\"378\" data-start=\"337\"\u003eleft \u003c\/strong\u003ethe N.A. in\u003cstrong data-is-only-node=\"\" data-end=\"378\" data-start=\"337\"\u003e 1986\u003c\/strong\u003e, becoming its own country within the Kingdom and launching the\u003cstrong\u003e Aruban florin (AWF)\u003c\/strong\u003e.  The N.A. \u003cstrong data-end=\"668\" data-start=\"586\"\u003ewere dissolved \u003c\/strong\u003eon October 10, \u003cstrong data-end=\"668\" data-start=\"586\"\u003e2010:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"582\" data-start=\"295\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"668\" data-start=\"586\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"814\" data-start=\"777\"\u003eBonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba\u003c\/strong\u003e became \"special municipalities\" of the mainland (European) Netherlands.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"582\" data-start=\"295\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"668\" data-start=\"586\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"704\" data-start=\"693\"\u003eCuraçao\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-is-only-node=\"\" data-end=\"725\" data-start=\"709\"\u003eSint Maarten\u003c\/strong\u003e became \u003cstrong\u003eseparate\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-end=\"758\" data-start=\"733\"\u003econstituent countries\u003c\/strong\u003e within the Kingdom, like Aruba already was. They continued to use the N.A. guilder for 15 more years until 2025, when they launched their\u003cstrong\u003e joint currency\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003eCaribbean guilder (XCG).\u003c\/strong\u003e The central bank suggested the abbreviation Cg, but the locals use \u003cstrong\u003eXCG\u003c\/strong\u003e, the ISO code.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBanknotes\u003c\/strong\u003e are the same for both islands. \u003cstrong\u003eCoins\u003c\/strong\u003e have one common side showing \u003cstrong\u003eKing Willem-Alexander,\u003c\/strong\u003e while the other side has distinct designs for each island. However, all coins circulate on both islands. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"netherlands-antilles-2-5-guld2-1-2-gulden-p-21-1970","title":"Netherlands Antilles 2.5 2 1\/2 gulden P-21 1970 UNC","description":"\u003cp\u003eCrisp uncirculated fresh from the Central Bank. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFront: Airplane of ALM airlines (Antillianse Luchtvaartmaatschappij, \"Antilles Airline Company\")\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51495260717367,"sku":"NA21U","price":1.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/s-l1600.jpg?v=1766596384"},{"product_id":"curacao-sint-maarten-1-cent-2025-unc-2-coin-set-1-from-each-island","title":"SINT MAARTEN 1 cent 2025 UNC—Caribbean Guilder—Orange Blossom—Shells—Pearls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eNew Curacao Sint Maarten CARIBBEAN GUILDER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSint Maarten version\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrice for one coin\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51499245666615,"sku":"SX-KM-001-UNC","price":0.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/57_6245344f-9c05-4f5d-ae26-f4ec69fc7a1f.jpg?v=1766777207"},{"product_id":"curacao-1-gulden-2025-unc-not-the-sint-maarten-version-sea-turtles","title":"Curacao 1 Gulden 2025 UNC—XCG Caribbean Guilder—King Willem-Alexander","description":"\u003cp\u003eA brand-new bimetallic circulation coin from Curaçao, issued \u003cstrong\u003eMarch 31, 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e — part of the \u003cstrong\u003eCaribbean Guilder (XCG)\u003c\/strong\u003e, currently the \u003cstrong\u003eworld's newest currency\u003c\/strong\u003e. Curaçao and Sint Maarten — two separate countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands — collaborated to jointly launch this currency after a \u003cstrong\u003e15-year wait\u003c\/strong\u003e, replacing the Netherlands Antilles guilder whose issuing country had ceased to exist. Struck at the \u003cstrong\u003eRoyal Canadian Mint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCoin Characteristics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMint:\u003c\/strong\u003e Royal Canadian Mint, Ottawa, Canada\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jointly issued by Curaçao and Sint Maarten, two separate countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing bank:\u003c\/strong\u003e Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten (Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Willem-Alexander (2013-date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Standard circulation coin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eValue:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 Guilder (1 Gulden). 1 XCG = USD 0.56\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e Caribbean guilder (gulden), ISO code \u003cstrong\u003eXCG\u003c\/strong\u003e — the world's newest currency, launched March 31, 2025. Locals tend to call it by the ISO code rather than \"Caribbean guilder\". The USD is also commonly used on the islands — businesses catering to visitors on Sint Maarten often price in USD, so tourists may never encounter XCG coins at all.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bimetallic — bronze plated steel center in nickel plated steel ring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.2 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 28 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShape:\u003c\/strong\u003e Round\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/strong\u003e Milled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrientation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coin alignment ↑↓\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Inscribed — \u003cem\u003eGod Zij Met Ons\u003c\/em\u003e (God be with us)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssued:\u003c\/strong\u003e 31 March 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumista:\u003c\/strong\u003e N#462590\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn the front (Curaçao version):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMap of Curaçao surrounded by the Caribbean Sea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWaves formed by \u003cstrong\u003emicrolettering\u003c\/strong\u003e of the word \"Curaçao\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo \u003cstrong\u003eGreen Sea Turtles\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eChelonia mydas\u003c\/em\u003e) below the island. Young sea turtles hatch from nests on sandy beaches and spend their first 3–5 years in floating sargassum fields. Juveniles are carnivorous; males never return to land, while females come ashore only to lay eggs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn the back:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEffigy of \u003cstrong\u003eKing Willem-Alexander\u003c\/strong\u003e facing right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInscription: \u003cem\u003eWillem-Alexander \/ Koning der Nederlanden\u003c\/em\u003e (King of the Netherlands)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTwo Islands, One Currency — Like Euro Coins\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust as euro coins carry a country-specific design on one side but circulate freely across all eurozone countries, the Caribbean Guilder works the same way. Curaçao and Sint Maarten each issue their own versions of every coin — with different imagery on the obverse — but all coins are \u003cstrong\u003elegal tender on both islands\u003c\/strong\u003e and circulate interchangeably. This is the \u003cstrong\u003eCuraçao version\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFrom Colony to Kingdom: The Long Road to the XCG\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story of Curaçao's money is inseparable from the story of Dutch Caribbean politics — a saga of colonial transformation, economic pragmatism, and bureaucratic delay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBefore 1954:\u003c\/strong\u003e The six Dutch Caribbean islands formed the colony \u003cstrong\u003eCuraçao and Dependencies\u003c\/strong\u003e and used the \u003cstrong\u003eCuraçao Guilder\u003c\/strong\u003e, pegged to the Dutch guilder.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1954 — Autonomy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Renamed the \u003cstrong\u003eNetherlands Antilles\u003c\/strong\u003e, the islands launched the \u003cstrong\u003eNetherlands Antilles guilder\u003c\/strong\u003e (ANG), pegged to the U.S. dollar at \u003cstrong\u003e1 USD = 1.79 ANG\u003c\/strong\u003e — a peg that held for over 70 years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1986 — Aruba breaks away:\u003c\/strong\u003e Aruba seceded and launched its own currency, the \u003cstrong\u003eAruban florin\u003c\/strong\u003e (AWG).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e10\/10\/10 — October 10, 2010:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Netherlands Antilles was \u003cstrong\u003edissolved\u003c\/strong\u003e. Curaçao and Sint Maarten each became separate autonomous \u003cstrong\u003ecountries\u003c\/strong\u003e within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The constitutional arrangements of that day \u003cstrong\u003elegally mandated\u003c\/strong\u003e a new joint currency. Bonaire, Saba, and St. Eustatius became special municipalities and switched to the \u003cstrong\u003eU.S. dollar\u003c\/strong\u003e in 2011.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e2010–2019 — Stalled:\u003c\/strong\u003e Despite the legal mandate, neither country moved decisively. The two continued using the Netherlands Antilles guilder — a currency whose issuing country no longer existed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e2019 — The real turning point:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not political will, but practicality forced the issue: \u003cstrong\u003eANG banknote reserves were running low\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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This Island Hopper Megaset gives you one coin of every denomination, mixing the Curaçao and Sint Maarten versions just as they circulate in real life — because all XCG coins are \u003cstrong\u003elegal tender on both islands\u003c\/strong\u003e regardless of which country's design they carry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSet Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMint:\u003c\/strong\u003e Royal Canadian Mint, Ottawa, Canada\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jointly issued by Curaçao and Sint Maarten, two separate countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing bank:\u003c\/strong\u003e Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten (Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Willem-Alexander (2013–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Standard circulation coins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssued:\u003c\/strong\u003e 31 March 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e Caribbean guilder (gulden), ISO code \u003cstrong\u003eXCG\u003c\/strong\u003e — the world's newest currency\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e UNC (Uncirculated)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTotal weight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 31.02 g (sum of all 7 coins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTwo Islands, One Currency — Like Euro Coins\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust as euro coins carry a country-specific design on one side but circulate freely across all eurozone countries, the Caribbean Guilder works the same way. Curaçao and Sint Maarten each issue their own versions of every coin — with different imagery on the obverse — but all coins are \u003cstrong\u003elegal tender on both islands\u003c\/strong\u003e. This set mixes both countries' versions, just as you'd find them in circulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Symbols on the Coins\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design philosophy of the Caribbean Guilder draws inspiration from \u003cstrong\u003e\"The World Under the Sea.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e Fish swim freely, seeing no borders — a metaphor for the monetary union between Curaçao and Sint Maarten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Coins in This Set\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e1 Cent — Sint Maarten 2025 UNC\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObverse (Sint Maarten):\u003c\/strong\u003e Stylized Caribbean sky and ocean waves surrounding an \u003cstrong\u003eOrange Blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eCitrus sinensis\u003c\/em\u003e). Lettering: SINT MAARTEN.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three Favoured Tellin shells (\u003cem\u003eArcopagia fausta\u003c\/em\u003e) with 30 pearls in three groups of ten surrounding the denomination. Lettering: 2025 \/ 1 \/ c.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reeded\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nickel plated steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 g | \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15 mm | \u003cstrong\u003eThickness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e5 Cents (\u003cem\u003estuiver\u003c\/em\u003e) — Sint Maarten 2025 UNC\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObverse (Sint Maarten):\u003c\/strong\u003e Stylized Caribbean sky and ocean waves surrounding an \u003cstrong\u003eOrange Blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eCitrus sinensis\u003c\/em\u003e). Lettering: SINT MAARTEN.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three Favoured Tellin shells with 30 pearls surrounding the denomination. Lettering: 2025 \/ 5 \/ c.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reeded\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nickel plated steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.42 g | \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16.75 mm | \u003cstrong\u003eThickness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e10 Cents (\u003cem\u003edubbeltje\u003c\/em\u003e) — Sint Maarten 2025 UNC\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObverse (Sint Maarten):\u003c\/strong\u003e Stylized Caribbean sky and ocean waves surrounding an \u003cstrong\u003eOrange Blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eCitrus sinensis\u003c\/em\u003e). Lettering: SINT MAARTEN.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three Favoured Tellin shells with 30 pearls surrounding the denomination. Lettering: 2025 \/ 10 \/ c.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Segmented reeding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nickel plated steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.9 g | \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18.25 mm | \u003cstrong\u003eThickness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e25 Cents (\u003cem\u003ekwartje\u003c\/em\u003e) — Curaçao 2025 UNC\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObverse (Curaçao):\u003c\/strong\u003e Stylized Caribbean sky and ocean waves surrounding an \u003cstrong\u003eOrange Blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eCitrus sinensis\u003c\/em\u003e). Lettering: CURAÇAO.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three Favoured Tellin shells with 30 pearls surrounding the denomination. Lettering: 2025 \/ 25 \/ c.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reeded\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nickel plated steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.5 g | \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20.5 mm | \u003cstrong\u003eThickness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e50 Cents — Curaçao 2025 UNC\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObverse (Curaçao):\u003c\/strong\u003e Stylized Caribbean sky and ocean waves surrounding an \u003cstrong\u003eOrange Blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eCitrus sinensis\u003c\/em\u003e). Lettering: CURAÇAO.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three Favoured Tellin shells with 30 pearls surrounding the denomination. Lettering: 2025 \/ 50 \/ c.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reeded\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nickel plated steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.0 g | \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 23.5 mm | \u003cstrong\u003eThickness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e1 Gulden — Curaçao 2025 UNC\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObverse (Curaçao):\u003c\/strong\u003e Map of Curaçao surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, with waves formed by microlettering of \"Curaçao.\" Two \u003cstrong\u003eGreen Sea Turtles\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eChelonia mydas\u003c\/em\u003e) below.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e King Willem-Alexander facing right. Inscription: \u003cem\u003eWillem-Alexander \/ Koning der Nederlanden\u003c\/em\u003e (King of the Netherlands).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Inscribed — \u003cem\u003eGod Zij Met Ons\u003c\/em\u003e (God be with us)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bimetallic — bronze plated steel center in nickel plated steel ring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.2 g | \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 28 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e5 Gulden — Sint Maarten 2025 UNC\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObverse (Sint Maarten):\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCoat of Arms of Sint Maarten\u003c\/strong\u003e — featuring a shield with a rising sun, the brown pelican, the Courthouse, the border monument, and the national flower orange-yellow sage. Under the shield: \u003cem\u003eSemper Pro Grediens\u003c\/em\u003e (always progressing). Two \u003cstrong\u003eGreen Sea Turtles\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eChelonia mydas\u003c\/em\u003e) below.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e King Willem-Alexander facing right. Inscription: \u003cem\u003eWillem-Alexander \/ Koning der Nederlanden\u003c\/em\u003e (King of the Netherlands).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Plain lettered — ★ \u003cem\u003eGOD ZIJ MET ONS\u003c\/em\u003e (God be with us)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Trimetallic — steel core, steel middle ring, and steel outer ring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.5 g | \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 25.85 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFrom Colony to Kingdom: The Long Road to the XCG\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story of these coins is inseparable from the story of Dutch Caribbean politics — a saga of colonial transformation, economic pragmatism, and bureaucratic delay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBefore 1954:\u003c\/strong\u003e The six Dutch Caribbean islands formed the colony \u003cstrong\u003eCuraçao and Dependencies\u003c\/strong\u003e and used the \u003cstrong\u003eCuraçao Guilder\u003c\/strong\u003e, pegged to the Dutch guilder.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1954 — Autonomy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Renamed the \u003cstrong\u003eNetherlands Antilles\u003c\/strong\u003e, the islands launched the \u003cstrong\u003eNetherlands Antilles guilder\u003c\/strong\u003e (ANG), pegged to the U.S. dollar at \u003cstrong\u003e1 USD = 1.79 ANG\u003c\/strong\u003e — a peg that held for over 70 years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1986 — Aruba breaks away:\u003c\/strong\u003e Aruba seceded and launched its own currency, the \u003cstrong\u003eAruban florin\u003c\/strong\u003e (AWG).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e10\/10\/10 — October 10, 2010:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Netherlands Antilles was \u003cstrong\u003edissolved\u003c\/strong\u003e. Curaçao and Sint Maarten each became separate autonomous \u003cstrong\u003ecountries\u003c\/strong\u003e within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The constitutional arrangements of that day \u003cstrong\u003elegally mandated\u003c\/strong\u003e a new joint currency. Bonaire, Saba, and St. Eustatius became special municipalities and switched to the \u003cstrong\u003eU.S. dollar\u003c\/strong\u003e in 2011.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e2010–2019 — Stalled:\u003c\/strong\u003e Despite the legal mandate, neither country moved decisively. The two continued using the Netherlands Antilles guilder — a currency whose issuing country no longer existed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e2019 — The real turning point:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not political will, but practicality forced the issue: \u003cstrong\u003eANG banknote reserves were running low\u003c\/strong\u003e. With no mechanism to reprint a defunct currency, the two countries finally committed to proceeding with the XCG.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarch 31, 2025 — The XCG arrives:\u003c\/strong\u003e After multiple delays, the \u003cstrong\u003eCaribbean Guilder\u003c\/strong\u003e (XCG) was finally launched, pegged to the U.S. dollar at \u003cstrong\u003e1 USD = 1.79 XCG\u003c\/strong\u003e — the same rate as the ANG it replaced. Netherlands Antilles guilders remain exchangeable through \u003cstrong\u003e2055\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51499274502455,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/Screenshot_2026-02-25_at_13.27.05.png?v=1772044933"},{"product_id":"completion-set-1-curacao-and-sint-maarten-coins-14g-48oz-p051d","title":"Curacao \u0026 Sint Maarten Set “Add-On to Megaset”","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf you bought the \"megaset\" you can complete your Curacao and Sint Maarten sets with this set, except for the Sint Maarten 5 gulden coin, which is sold separately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis set contains 4 coins:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1x 5 cent Curacao\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1x 10 cent Curacao\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1x 25 cent Sint Maarten\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1x 50 cent Sint Maarten\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003eStylized sky with ocean waves surrounding an \u003cstrong\u003eorange blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3 Favored Tellin shells\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10 pearls\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDenomination\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCountry name \"Curaçao\" or \"Sint Maarten\". Note that both versions are circulated in both countries, similar to euro coins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eMint\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e: Royal Canadian Mint, Ottawa, Canada\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCaribbean guilder (gulden) ISO code XCG. Jointly issued by Curaçao and Sint Maarten, two constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. 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Locals tend to call it by the ISO code rather than \"Caribbean guilder\". The USD is also commonly used on the islands — businesses catering to visitors on Sint Maarten often price in USD, so tourists may never encounter XCG coins at all.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nickel plated steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThickness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShape:\u003c\/strong\u003e Round\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/strong\u003e Milled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrientation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coin alignment ↑↓\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reeded\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssued:\u003c\/strong\u003e 31 March 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn the front (Curaçao version):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe country name, \"Curaçao\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStylized \u003cstrong\u003eCaribbean sky and ocean waves\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrange Blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eCitrus sinensis\u003c\/em\u003e) in the center — associated with good fortune, purity, virtue, and fertility across many cultures. One of the rarest flowers, the orange blossom blooms and bears fruit simultaneously, making it a symbol of fruitfulness. The royal house of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is the \u003cstrong\u003eHouse of Orange\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn the back:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree \u003cstrong\u003eFavoured Tellin shells\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eArcopagia fausta\u003c\/em\u003e), found throughout the Caribbean, growing up to 7 cm in diameter. Their creamy white shells are often covered with a camouflaging layer of algae and other organisms.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe denomination, centered between Caribbean sky and waves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA constellation of \u003cstrong\u003e30 equally spaced pearls\u003c\/strong\u003e in three groups of ten — a deliberate reference to \u003cstrong\u003e10\/10\/10\u003c\/strong\u003e (October 10, 2010), when Curaçao and Sint Maarten became autonomous countries and the Caribbean Guilder was legally mandated.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTwo Islands, One Currency — Like Euro Coins\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust as euro coins carry a country-specific design on one side but circulate freely across all eurozone countries, the Caribbean Guilder works the same way. Curaçao and Sint Maarten each issue their own versions of every coin — with different imagery on the obverse — but all coins are \u003cstrong\u003elegal tender on both islands\u003c\/strong\u003e and circulate interchangeably. This is the \u003cstrong\u003eCuraçao version\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFrom Colony to Kingdom: The Long Road to the XCG\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story of Curaçao's money is inseparable from the story of Dutch Caribbean politics — a saga of colonial transformation, economic pragmatism, and bureaucratic delay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBefore 1954:\u003c\/strong\u003e The six Dutch Caribbean islands formed the colony \u003cstrong\u003eCuraçao and Dependencies\u003c\/strong\u003e and used the \u003cstrong\u003eCuraçao Guilder\u003c\/strong\u003e, pegged to the Dutch guilder.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1954 — Autonomy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Renamed the \u003cstrong\u003eNetherlands Antilles\u003c\/strong\u003e, the islands launched the \u003cstrong\u003eNetherlands Antilles guilder\u003c\/strong\u003e (ANG), pegged to the U.S. dollar at \u003cstrong\u003e1 USD = 1.79 ANG\u003c\/strong\u003e — a peg that held for over 70 years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1986 — Aruba breaks away:\u003c\/strong\u003e Aruba seceded and launched its own currency, the \u003cstrong\u003eAruban florin\u003c\/strong\u003e (AWG).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e10\/10\/10 — October 10, 2010:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Netherlands Antilles was \u003cstrong\u003edissolved\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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With no mechanism to reprint a defunct currency, the two countries finally committed to proceeding with the XCG.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarch 31, 2025 — The XCG arrives:\u003c\/strong\u003e After multiple delays, the \u003cstrong\u003eCaribbean Guilder\u003c\/strong\u003e (XCG) was finally launched, pegged to the U.S. dollar at \u003cstrong\u003e1 USD = 1.79 XCG\u003c\/strong\u003e — the same rate as the ANG it replaced. 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Issued on \u003cstrong\u003eMarch 31, 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e, these coins mark the end of a \u003cstrong\u003e15-year wait\u003c\/strong\u003e and the beginning of a new monetary chapter for two small but fascinating Caribbean nations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSet Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMint:\u003c\/strong\u003e Royal Canadian Mint, Ottawa, Canada\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Curaçao (Dutch Caribbean)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing bank:\u003c\/strong\u003e Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten (Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Willem-Alexander (2013–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Standard circulation coins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssued:\u003c\/strong\u003e 31 March 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e Caribbean guilder (gulden), ISO code \u003cstrong\u003eXCG\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e UNC (Uncirculated)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFrom Colony to Kingdom: The Long Road to the XCG\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story of Curaçao's money is inseparable from the story of Dutch Caribbean politics — a saga of colonial transformation, economic pragmatism, island rivalries, and bureaucratic delay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBefore 1954:\u003c\/strong\u003e The six Dutch Caribbean islands — Curaçao, Aruba, Bonaire, Sint Maarten, Saba, and St. Eustatius — formed the colony \u003cstrong\u003eCuraçao and Dependencies\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eCuraçao en Onderhorigheden\u003c\/em\u003e) and used the \u003cstrong\u003eCuraçao Guilder (gulden)\u003c\/strong\u003e, pegged to the Dutch guilder on the mainland.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1954 — Autonomy and a new currency:\u003c\/strong\u003e The islands received autonomy and were renamed the \u003cstrong\u003eNetherlands Antilles\u003c\/strong\u003e. A new currency, the \u003cstrong\u003eNetherlands Antilles guilder\u003c\/strong\u003e (\"NAf\", ISO code \u003cstrong\u003eANG\u003c\/strong\u003e), was launched — but this time pegged to the \u003cstrong\u003eU.S. dollar\u003c\/strong\u003e rather than the Dutch guilder. The reason was practical: the Caribbean island economies were far more exposed to fluctuations in the U.S. economy than to those of the Netherlands. The fixed rate: \u003cstrong\u003e1 USD = 1.79 ANG\u003c\/strong\u003e, a peg that held for over 70 years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1986 — Aruba breaks away:\u003c\/strong\u003e Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles and launched its own currency, the \u003cstrong\u003eAruban florin (AWG)\u003c\/strong\u003e, also pegged to the U.S. dollar.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOctober 10, 2010 — 10\/10\/10:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Netherlands Antilles was \u003cstrong\u003edissolved\u003c\/strong\u003e as a political unit. \u003cstrong\u003eCuraçao\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eSint Maarten\u003c\/strong\u003e each became separate, autonomous \u003cstrong\u003ecountries\u003c\/strong\u003e within the Kingdom of the Netherlands — alongside Aruba and the Netherlands proper. Bonaire, Saba, and St. Eustatius became special municipalities of the Netherlands and switched to the \u003cstrong\u003eU.S. dollar\u003c\/strong\u003e in 2011. (A fun fact: the U.S. dollar is an official currency in three municipalities of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e2010–2025 — The 15-year wait:\u003c\/strong\u003e When Curaçao and Sint Maarten became autonomous countries in 2010, the plan was always to replace the ANG with a new shared currency. But negotiations, institutional setup, and the creation of the \u003cstrong\u003eCentral Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten\u003c\/strong\u003e took far longer than expected. The two countries continued using the Netherlands Antilles guilder — a currency whose issuing country no longer existed — for \u003cstrong\u003efifteen years\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarch 31, 2025 — The XCG arrives:\u003c\/strong\u003e The \u003cstrong\u003eCaribbean Guilder\u003c\/strong\u003e (ISO code \u003cstrong\u003eXCG\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eguilder\u003c\/em\u003e in English, \u003cem\u003egulden\u003c\/em\u003e in Dutch) was finally launched. Like the ANG before it, the XCG is pegged to the U.S. dollar at a \u003cstrong\u003efixed rate of 1 USD = 1.79 XCG\u003c\/strong\u003e. Netherlands Antilles guilders (ANG) remain exchangeable for XCG at the Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten through \u003cstrong\u003e2055\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTwo Islands, One Currency — Like Euro Coins\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust as euro coins carry a country-specific design on one side but circulate freely across all eurozone countries, the Caribbean Guilder works the same way. \u003cstrong\u003eCuraçao\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eSint Maarten\u003c\/strong\u003e each issue their own versions of every coin — with different imagery on the obverse — but all coins are \u003cstrong\u003elegal tender on both islands\u003c\/strong\u003e and circulate interchangeably. This set contains all \u003cstrong\u003eCuraçao versions\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Symbols on the Coins\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design philosophy of the Caribbean Guilder draws inspiration from \u003cstrong\u003e\"The World Under the Sea.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e Fish swim freely, seeing no borders — a metaphor for the monetary union between Curaçao and Sint Maarten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e1, 5, 10, 25 \u0026amp; 50 Cent Coins — Shared Design\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObverse (front) — Curaçao version:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe country name \u003cstrong\u003e\"Curaçao\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStylized \u003cstrong\u003eCaribbean sky and ocean waves\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrange Blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eCitrus sinensis\u003c\/em\u003e) in the center — associated with good fortune, purity, virtue, and fertility across many cultures. One of the rarest flowers, the orange blossom blooms and bears fruit simultaneously, making it a symbol of fruitfulness. The royal house of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is the \u003cstrong\u003eHouse of Orange\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReverse (back) — shared across both countries:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree \u003cstrong\u003eFavoured Tellin shells\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eArcopagia fausta\u003c\/em\u003e), found throughout the Caribbean, growing up to 7 cm in diameter. Their creamy white shells are often covered with a camouflaging layer of algae and other organisms.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003edenomination\u003c\/strong\u003e, centered between Caribbean sky and waves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003econstellation of 30 equally spaced pearls\u003c\/strong\u003e, arranged in \u003cstrong\u003ethree groups of ten\u003c\/strong\u003e — a deliberate reference to the date \u003cstrong\u003e10\/10\/10\u003c\/strong\u003e (October 10, 2010), when Curaçao and Sint Maarten became autonomous countries and the Caribbean Guilder project was born.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e1 Gulden Coin — Bimetallic\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObverse (front) — Curaçao version:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003emap of Curaçao\u003c\/strong\u003e, surrounded by the Caribbean Sea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWaves formed by microlettering\u003c\/strong\u003e of the word \"Curaçao\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo \u003cstrong\u003eGreen Sea Turtles\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eChelonia mydas\u003c\/em\u003e) below the island. Young sea turtles hatch from nests on sandy beaches and spend their first 3–5 years in floating sargassum fields. Juveniles are carnivorous; males never return to land, while females come ashore only to lay eggs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReverse (back) — shared across both countries:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA golden effigy of \u003cstrong\u003eKing Willem-Alexander\u003c\/strong\u003e, facing right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInscription: \u003cstrong\u003e\"Willem-Alexander \/ Koning der Nederlanden\"\u003c\/strong\u003e (King of the Netherlands)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Inscribed \u003cem\u003e\"God Zij Met Ons\"\u003c\/em\u003e — God be with us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Coins in This Set\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e1 Cent — Curaçao 2025 UNC\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stylized Caribbean sky and ocean waves surrounding an \u003cstrong\u003eOrange Blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eCitrus sinensis\u003c\/em\u003e) in the center. Lettering: CURAÇAO.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three Favoured Tellin shells (\u003cem\u003eArcopagia fausta\u003c\/em\u003e) separated by 10 pearls surrounding the denomination in the center. Lettering: 2025 \/ 1 \/ c.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reeded\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nickel plated steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 g | \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15 mm | \u003cstrong\u003eThickness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrientation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coin alignment ↑↓\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e5 Cents — Curaçao 2025 UNC\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stylized Caribbean sky and ocean waves surrounding an \u003cstrong\u003eOrange Blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eCitrus sinensis\u003c\/em\u003e) in the center. Lettering: CURAÇAO.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three Favoured Tellin shells (\u003cem\u003eArcopagia fausta\u003c\/em\u003e) separated by 10 pearls surrounding the denomination in the center. Lettering: 2025 \/ 5 \/ c.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reeded\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nickel plated steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.42 g | \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16.75 mm | \u003cstrong\u003eThickness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrientation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coin alignment ↑↓\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e10 Cents — Curaçao 2025 UNC\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stylized Caribbean sky and ocean waves surrounding an \u003cstrong\u003eOrange Blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eCitrus sinensis\u003c\/em\u003e) in the center. Lettering: CURAÇAO.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three Favoured Tellin shells (\u003cem\u003eArcopagia fausta\u003c\/em\u003e) separated by 10 pearls surrounding the denomination in the center. Lettering: 2025 \/ 10 \/ c.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Segmented reeding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nickel plated steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.9 g | \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18.25 mm | \u003cstrong\u003eThickness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrientation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coin alignment ↑↓\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e25 Cents — Curaçao 2025 UNC\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stylized Caribbean sky and ocean waves surrounding an \u003cstrong\u003eOrange Blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eCitrus sinensis\u003c\/em\u003e) in the center. Lettering: CURAÇAO.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three Favoured Tellin shells (\u003cem\u003eArcopagia fausta\u003c\/em\u003e) separated by 10 pearls surrounding the denomination in the center. Lettering: 2025 \/ 25 \/ c.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reeded\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nickel plated steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.5 g | \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20.5 mm | \u003cstrong\u003eThickness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrientation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coin alignment ↑↓\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e50 Cents — Curaçao 2025 UNC\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stylized Caribbean sky and ocean waves surrounding an \u003cstrong\u003eOrange Blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eCitrus sinensis\u003c\/em\u003e) in the center. Lettering: CURAÇAO.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three Favoured Tellin shells (\u003cem\u003eArcopagia fausta\u003c\/em\u003e) separated by 10 pearls surrounding the denomination in the center. Lettering: 2025 \/ 50 \/ c.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reeded\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nickel plated steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.0 g | \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 23.5 mm | \u003cstrong\u003eThickness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrientation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coin alignment ↑↓\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e1 Gulden — Curaçao 2025 UNC\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Map of Curaçao surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, with waves formed by microlettering of \"Curaçao.\" Two Green Sea Turtles (\u003cem\u003eChelonia mydas\u003c\/em\u003e) below.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e King Willem-Alexander facing right. Inscription: \u003cem\u003eWillem-Alexander \/ Koning der Nederlanden\u003c\/em\u003e (King of the Netherlands).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Inscribed \u003cem\u003eGod Zij Met Ons\u003c\/em\u003e (God be with us)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bimetallic — bronze plated steel center in nickel plated steel ring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.2 g | \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 28 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrientation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coin alignment ↑↓\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSint Maarten and Curaçao, along with Aruba, Bonaire, St. Eustatius, Saba, and the mainland Netherlands, comprise the \u003cstrong\u003eKingdom of the Netherlands\u003c\/strong\u003e, with \u003cstrong\u003eKing Willem-Alexander\u003c\/strong\u003e as head of state. The Caribbean Guilder coin series consists of 7 denominations: 1 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent, 25 cent, 50 cent, 1 guilder, and 5 guilder. All coins circulate interchangeably on Curaçao and Sint Maarten. The USD is also widely used on both islands; businesses catering to visitors on Sint Maarten often price in USD, so tourists may never encounter XCG coins at all.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52036337500471,"sku":"CUKM-SET-6PC-1-5-10-25-50-100U","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/Curacao7pcset001-100.jpg?v=1777138474"},{"product_id":"curacao-50-cents-2025-unc-orange-blossom-colored-colorized-commemorative","title":"Curaçao 50 Cents 2025 UNC—Orange Blossom—Colored Colorized—Commemorative","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the \u003cstrong\u003efirst colorized coin of the Caribbean gulden\u003c\/strong\u003e (XCG) — the new currency of Curaçao and Sint Maarten. Issued \u003cstrong\u003e1 June 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e by the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_Bank_of_Cura%C3%A7ao_and_Sint_Maarten\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCentral Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten\u003c\/a\u003e and struck at the \u003cstrong\u003eRoyal Canadian Mint\u003c\/strong\u003e in Ottawa, it commemorates the adoption of the XCG itself — the currency that replaced the Netherlands Antillean guilder (ANG) when Curaçao and Sint Maarten became autonomous countries on \u003cstrong\u003e10 October 2010\u003c\/strong\u003e. At its center: a vivid \u003cstrong\u003eorange blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eCitrus sinensis\u003c\/em\u003e), surrounded by stylized sky and ocean waves. On the reverse, three \u003cstrong\u003eFavoured Tellin shells\u003c\/strong\u003e separated by \u003cstrong\u003e30 pearls\u003c\/strong\u003e in three groups of ten — each group a reference to that founding date. The second XCG colorized coin — the \u003cstrong\u003eBlue Wave\u003c\/strong\u003e (2026) — would celebrate Curaçao's historic qualification to \u003cem\u003eplay\u003c\/em\u003e in the FIFA World Cup. This one came first, and it celebrates the currency itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eObverse\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e vivid orange blossom at center; stylized sky above, ocean waves below; nickel-silver field\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCentral device:\u003c\/strong\u003e colored \u003cstrong\u003eorange blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eCitrus sinensis\u003c\/em\u003e) — a symbol of the island's natural beauty and the sweetness of a new monetary era\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSurrounding design:\u003c\/strong\u003e stylized sky and ocean waves — the sky and sea that define Caribbean island life\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLegend:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eCURAÇAO\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eReverse\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e nickel-silver; uncolored\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesign:\u003c\/strong\u003e three \u003cstrong\u003eFavoured Tellin shells\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eArcopagia fausta\u003c\/em\u003e) — the national symbol of Curaçao — separated by \u003cstrong\u003e10 pearls each\u003c\/strong\u003e (30 total), surrounding the denomination \u003cem\u003e50 c\u003c\/em\u003e in the center\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePearl symbolism:\u003c\/strong\u003e the three groups of 10 pearls reference \u003cstrong\u003e10 October 2010\u003c\/strong\u003e (10-10-10) — the date Curaçao and Sint Maarten became autonomous countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the Caribbean gulden was introduced\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLettering:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e2025 \/ 50 \/ c\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOther Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e single issue — 2025, colored\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog numbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Numista N#477269\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nickel plated steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.45 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 22.25 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShape:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHendecagonal\u003c\/strong\u003e (11-sided)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coloured, milled\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Plain\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrientation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coin alignment (↑↓)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssued:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 June 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDistribution:\u003c\/strong\u003e delivered by the Central Bank in rolls of 50 coins\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_Bank_of_Cura%C3%A7ao_and_Sint_Maarten\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCentral Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten\u003c\/a\u003e (Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMint:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Canadian_Mint\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRoyal Canadian Mint\u003c\/a\u003e, Ottawa, Canada\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caribbean_guilder\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCaribbean gulden\u003c\/a\u003e (XCG)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial language(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e Papiamentu, Dutch, English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e10-10-10: The Date Encoded in Pearls\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e10 October 2010\u003c\/strong\u003e — written 10-10-10 — is one of the most significant dates in modern Caribbean history. On that day, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Netherlands_Antilles\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNetherlands Antilles\u003c\/a\u003e was formally dissolved. Curaçao and Sint Maarten became \u003cstrong\u003eautonomous countries\u003c\/strong\u003e within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, joining Aruba (which had achieved the same status in 1986). The Caribbean gulden was introduced as their shared currency, replacing the Netherlands Antillean guilder (ANG). The \u003cstrong\u003e30 pearls\u003c\/strong\u003e on the reverse — three groups of ten — encode that date permanently into the coin's design. Every time you count the pearls, you count the date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Orange Blossom: A Flower for a New Currency\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eorange blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eCitrus sinensis\u003c\/em\u003e) at the center of the obverse is not a random choice. Citrus trees — particularly the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Laraha\" target=\"_blank\"\u003elaraha\u003c\/a\u003e, a bitter orange unique to Curaçao — are deeply embedded in the island's identity. The laraha's dried peel is the key ingredient in \u003cstrong\u003eBlue Curaçao liqueur\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the island's most famous exports. The orange blossom on this coin evokes that heritage while also carrying the universal symbolism of new beginnings — fitting for a coin that marks the birth of a new currency. The color rendering by the Royal Canadian Mint, one of the world's premier producers of colored coinage, makes the blossom the visual centerpiece of the piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Tellin Shell: Curaçao's National Symbol\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse features three \u003cstrong\u003eFavoured Tellin shells\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eArcopagia fausta\u003c\/em\u003e) — the \u003cstrong\u003enational symbol of Curaçao\u003c\/strong\u003e, found on the island's beaches and incorporated into its coat of arms. The same design appears on the \u003cstrong\u003eBlue Wave\u003c\/strong\u003e 50 cent (2026) — establishing the Tellin shell reverse as the standard for Curaçao's Caribbean gulden commemorative coinage. The contrast between the serene, classical reverse and the vivid, colored obverse is consistent across both coins: identity on one side, celebration on the other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Curaçao\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Disputed — possibly from the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arawak_people\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArawak\u003c\/a\u003e word \u003cem\u003ekurason\u003c\/em\u003e (\"heart\"), or from the Portuguese \u003cem\u003ecoração\u003c\/em\u003e (heart); another theory links it to Portuguese sailors cured of scurvy (\u003cem\u003ecuração\u003c\/em\u003e) by local citrus fruit\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Willemstad\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWillemstad\u003c\/a\u003e — pop. ~125,000 (2023); a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUNESCO World Heritage Site\u003c\/a\u003e\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Named after \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_II_of_Orange\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWilliam II of Orange\u003c\/a\u003e by Dutch colonizers in the 17th century\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~150,000 (UN 2023) — roughly the size of Savannah, Georgia\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 444 km² (171 mi²) — roughly 2.5 times the size of Washington, D.C.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e):\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$30,000 (est.) — one of the higher incomes in the Caribbean\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Refined petroleum products (historically dominant); tourism; financial services\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e None — island nation; nearest neighbors are \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Venezuela\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVenezuela\u003c\/a\u003e (~65 km south) and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aruba\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAruba\u003c\/a\u003e (~68 km west)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial\/spoken languages:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Papiamento\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePapiamentu\u003c\/a\u003e (primary spoken language, native creole); Dutch (official); English (widely spoken)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEthnicities:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afro-Cura%C3%A7aoan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAfro-Curaçaoan\u003c\/a\u003e (~85%); Dutch and other European; Latin American\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemberships:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKingdom of the Netherlands\u003c\/a\u003e (constituent country, 2010–date); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Association_of_Caribbean_States\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eACS\u003c\/a\u003e (associate member)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e Constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands since \u003cstrong\u003e10 October 2010\u003c\/strong\u003e (dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles); not independent — Dutch citizens, Dutch passport, Dutch monarch as head of state\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOwn this coin and hold the moment a new currency was born — an orange blossom in color, thirty pearls counting a date, and the Tellin shells of an island that has always known how to find beauty in small things.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52488917025079,"sku":"CW-50C-2025-COLORED","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/050CURo.jpg?v=1781736119"},{"product_id":"sint-maarten-50-cents-2025-unc-orange-blossom-colored-colorized-commemorative-copy","title":"Sint Maarten 50 Cents 2025 UNC—Orange Blossom—Caribbean Gulden Commemorative","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the \u003cstrong\u003efirst colorized coin of the Caribbean gulden\u003c\/strong\u003e (XCG) — the new currency of Curaçao and Sint Maarten — in the \u003cstrong\u003eSint Maarten\u003c\/strong\u003e version. Issued \u003cstrong\u003e1 June 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e by the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_Bank_of_Cura%C3%A7ao_and_Sint_Maarten\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCentral Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten\u003c\/a\u003e and struck at the \u003cstrong\u003eRoyal Canadian Mint\u003c\/strong\u003e in Ottawa, it commemorates the adoption of the XCG itself — the currency that replaced the Netherlands Antillean guilder (ANG) when Curaçao and Sint Maarten became autonomous countries on \u003cstrong\u003e10 October 2010\u003c\/strong\u003e. At its center: a vivid \u003cstrong\u003eorange blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eCitrus sinensis\u003c\/em\u003e), surrounded by stylized sky and ocean waves. On the reverse, three \u003cstrong\u003eFavoured Tellin shells\u003c\/strong\u003e separated by \u003cstrong\u003e30 pearls\u003c\/strong\u003e in three groups of ten — each group a reference to that founding date. The Curaçao version of this coin was issued simultaneously; both share the same design, specs, and symbolism — differing only in the country name on the obverse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eObverse\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e vivid orange blossom at center; stylized sky above, ocean waves below; nickel-silver field\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCentral device:\u003c\/strong\u003e colored \u003cstrong\u003eorange blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eCitrus sinensis\u003c\/em\u003e) — a symbol of natural beauty and the sweetness of a new monetary era\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSurrounding design:\u003c\/strong\u003e stylized sky and ocean waves — the sky and sea that define Caribbean island life\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLegend:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eSINT MAARTEN\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eReverse\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e nickel-silver; uncolored\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesign:\u003c\/strong\u003e three \u003cstrong\u003eFavoured Tellin shells\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eArcopagia fausta\u003c\/em\u003e) separated by \u003cstrong\u003e10 pearls each\u003c\/strong\u003e (30 total), surrounding the denomination \u003cem\u003e50 c\u003c\/em\u003e in the center\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePearl symbolism:\u003c\/strong\u003e the three groups of 10 pearls reference \u003cstrong\u003e10 October 2010\u003c\/strong\u003e (10-10-10) — the date Sint Maarten and Curaçao became autonomous countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the Caribbean gulden was introduced\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLettering:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e2025 \/ 50 \/ c\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOther Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e single issue — 2025, colored\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nickel plated steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.45 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 22.25 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShape:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHendecagonal\u003c\/strong\u003e (11-sided)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coloured, milled\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Plain\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrientation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coin alignment (↑↓)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssued:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 June 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDistribution:\u003c\/strong\u003e delivered by the Central Bank in rolls of 50 coins\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_Bank_of_Cura%C3%A7ao_and_Sint_Maarten\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCentral Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten\u003c\/a\u003e (Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMint:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Canadian_Mint\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRoyal Canadian Mint\u003c\/a\u003e, Ottawa, Canada\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caribbean_guilder\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCaribbean gulden\u003c\/a\u003e (XCG)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial language(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e Dutch, English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e10-10-10: The Date Encoded in Pearls\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e10 October 2010\u003c\/strong\u003e — written 10-10-10 — is one of the most significant dates in modern Caribbean history. On that day, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Netherlands_Antilles\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNetherlands Antilles\u003c\/a\u003e was formally dissolved. Sint Maarten and Curaçao became \u003cstrong\u003eautonomous countries\u003c\/strong\u003e within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, joining Aruba (which had achieved the same status in 1986). The Caribbean gulden was introduced as their shared currency, replacing the Netherlands Antillean guilder (ANG). The \u003cstrong\u003e30 pearls\u003c\/strong\u003e on the reverse — three groups of ten — encode that date permanently into the coin's design. Every time you count the pearls, you count the date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Orange Blossom: A Flower for a New Currency\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eorange blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eCitrus sinensis\u003c\/em\u003e) at the center of the obverse carries the universal symbolism of new beginnings — fitting for a coin that marks the birth of a new currency. The color rendering by the \u003cstrong\u003eRoyal Canadian Mint\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the world's premier producers of colored coinage, makes the blossom the visual centerpiece of the piece. The same design was issued simultaneously for Curaçao — a shared celebration of a shared currency, with only the country name distinguishing the two coins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTwo Countries, One Coin Design\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSint Maarten and Curaçao share the \u003cstrong\u003eCaribbean gulden\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \u003cstrong\u003eCentral Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten\u003c\/strong\u003e — a unique arrangement in which two separate autonomous countries operate under a single monetary authority. The 2025 orange blossom commemorative was issued in both versions simultaneously, making this a natural \u003cstrong\u003etwo-coin set\u003c\/strong\u003e for collectors who want the complete picture of the XCG's launch. The Sint Maarten version is typically the harder of the two to find outside the island.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Sint Maarten\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Named after \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Martin_of_Tours\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSaint Martin of Tours\u003c\/a\u003e by Christopher Columbus, who sighted the island on \u003cstrong\u003e11 November 1493\u003c\/strong\u003e — the feast day of St. Martin\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philipsburg,_Sint_Maarten\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePhilipsburg\u003c\/a\u003e — pop. ~15,000 (2023)\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Named after \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Philips\u003c\/strong\u003e, a Scottish captain who surveyed the harbor in the 18th century\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~44,000 (UN 2023) — roughly the size of Flagstaff, Arizona\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 34 km² (13 mi²) — Sint Maarten is the Dutch southern half of the island; the French northern half (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saint-Martin_(island)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSaint-Martin\u003c\/a\u003e) is a French collectivity. Together the island is 87 km² — the smallest land area in the world shared by two sovereign entities\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e):\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$30,000 (est.) — heavily tourism-dependent; severely impacted by \u003cstrong\u003eHurricane Irma\u003c\/strong\u003e (2017, Category 5)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tourism services (dominant); financial services; transshipment\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shares the island with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Collectivity_of_Saint-Martin\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSaint-Martin\u003c\/a\u003e (France) — an open border with no passport control, one of the most unusual borders in the world\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial\/spoken languages:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dutch (official); English (primary spoken language and language of commerce); Papiamentu and French also spoken\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEthnicities:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mixed Caribbean (~80%); Dutch and other European; North American and Latin American\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemberships:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKingdom of the Netherlands\u003c\/a\u003e (constituent country, 2010–date); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Association_of_Caribbean_States\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eACS\u003c\/a\u003e (associate member)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e Constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands since \u003cstrong\u003e10 October 2010\u003c\/strong\u003e (dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles); not independent — Dutch citizens, Dutch passport, Dutch monarch as head of state\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOwn this coin and hold the moment a new currency was born — an orange blossom in color, thirty pearls counting a date, and the story of the smallest binational island in the world finding its monetary footing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52488921415991,"sku":"SX-50C-2025-ORGBLS","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/050SXM-colored-o.jpg?v=1781736867"},{"product_id":"curacao-7-coin-set-2025-unc-1-5-10-25-50-cents-1-5-guldens-caribbean-guilder","title":"Curacao 7 Coin Set 2025 UNC—1 5 10 25 50 Cents—1 \u0026 5 Guldens—Caribbean Guilder","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis set brings together all six circulating cent-denomination coins of the brand-new \u003cstrong\u003eCaribbean Guilder (XCG)\u003c\/strong\u003e, Curaçao version — one of the most historically layered currency launches of the 21st century. Issued on \u003cstrong\u003eMarch 31, 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e, these coins mark the end of a \u003cstrong\u003e15-year wait\u003c\/strong\u003e and the beginning of a new monetary chapter for two small but fascinating Caribbean nations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSet Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMint:\u003c\/strong\u003e Royal Canadian Mint, Ottawa, Canada\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Curaçao (Dutch Caribbean)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing bank:\u003c\/strong\u003e Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten (Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Willem-Alexander (2013–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Standard circulation coins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssued:\u003c\/strong\u003e 31 March 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e Caribbean guilder (gulden), ISO code \u003cstrong\u003eXCG\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e UNC (Uncirculated)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrom Colony to Kingdom: The Long Road to the XCG\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story of Curaçao's money is inseparable from the story of Dutch Caribbean politics — a saga of colonial transformation, economic pragmatism, island rivalries, and bureaucratic delay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBefore 1954:\u003c\/strong\u003e The six Dutch Caribbean islands — Curaçao, Aruba, Bonaire, Sint Maarten, Saba, and St. Eustatius — formed the colony \u003cstrong\u003eCuraçao and Dependencies\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eCuraçao en Onderhorigheden\u003c\/em\u003e) and used the \u003cstrong\u003eCuraçao Guilder (gulden)\u003c\/strong\u003e, pegged to the Dutch guilder on the mainland.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1954 — Autonomy and a new currency:\u003c\/strong\u003e The islands received autonomy and were renamed the \u003cstrong\u003eNetherlands Antilles\u003c\/strong\u003e. A new currency, the \u003cstrong\u003eNetherlands Antilles guilder\u003c\/strong\u003e (\"NAf\", ISO code \u003cstrong\u003eANG\u003c\/strong\u003e), was launched — but this time pegged to the \u003cstrong\u003eU.S. dollar\u003c\/strong\u003e rather than the Dutch guilder. The reason was practical: the Caribbean island economies were far more exposed to fluctuations in the U.S. economy than to those of the Netherlands. The fixed rate: \u003cstrong\u003e1 USD = 1.79 ANG\u003c\/strong\u003e, a peg that held for over 70 years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1986 — Aruba breaks away:\u003c\/strong\u003e Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles and launched its own currency, the \u003cstrong\u003eAruban florin (AWG)\u003c\/strong\u003e, also pegged to the U.S. dollar.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOctober 10, 2010 — 10\/10\/10:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Netherlands Antilles was \u003cstrong\u003edissolved\u003c\/strong\u003e as a political unit. \u003cstrong\u003eCuraçao\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eSint Maarten\u003c\/strong\u003e each became separate, autonomous \u003cstrong\u003ecountries\u003c\/strong\u003e within the Kingdom of the Netherlands — alongside Aruba and the Netherlands proper. Bonaire, Saba, and St. Eustatius became special municipalities of the Netherlands and switched to the \u003cstrong\u003eU.S. dollar\u003c\/strong\u003e in 2011. (A fun fact: the U.S. dollar is an official currency in three municipalities of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e2010–2025 — The 15-year wait:\u003c\/strong\u003e When Curaçao and Sint Maarten became autonomous countries in 2010, the plan was always to replace the ANG with a new shared currency. But negotiations, institutional setup, and the creation of the \u003cstrong\u003eCentral Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten\u003c\/strong\u003e took far longer than expected. The two countries continued using the Netherlands Antilles guilder — a currency whose issuing country no longer existed — for \u003cstrong\u003efifteen years\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarch 31, 2025 — The XCG arrives:\u003c\/strong\u003e The \u003cstrong\u003eCaribbean Guilder\u003c\/strong\u003e (ISO code \u003cstrong\u003eXCG\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eguilder\u003c\/em\u003e in English, \u003cem\u003egulden\u003c\/em\u003e in Dutch) was finally launched. Like the ANG before it, the XCG is pegged to the U.S. dollar at a \u003cstrong\u003efixed rate of 1 USD = 1.79 XCG\u003c\/strong\u003e. Netherlands Antilles guilders (ANG) remain exchangeable for XCG at the Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten through \u003cstrong\u003e2055\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTwo Islands, One Currency — Like Euro Coins\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust as euro coins carry a country-specific design on one side but circulate freely across all eurozone countries, the Caribbean Guilder works the same way. \u003cstrong\u003eCuraçao\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eSint Maarten\u003c\/strong\u003e each issue their own versions of every coin — with different imagery on the obverse — but all coins are \u003cstrong\u003elegal tender on both islands\u003c\/strong\u003e and circulate interchangeably. This set contains all \u003cstrong\u003eCuraçao versions\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Symbols on the Coins\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design philosophy of the Caribbean Guilder draws inspiration from \u003cstrong\u003e\"The World Under the Sea.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e Fish swim freely, seeing no borders — a metaphor for the monetary union between Curaçao and Sint Maarten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e1, 5, 10, 25 \u0026amp; 50 Cent Coins — Shared Design\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObverse (front) — Curaçao version:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe country name \u003cstrong\u003e\"Curaçao\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStylized \u003cstrong\u003eCaribbean sky and ocean waves\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrange Blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eCitrus sinensis\u003c\/em\u003e) in the center — associated with good fortune, purity, virtue, and fertility across many cultures. One of the rarest flowers, the orange blossom blooms and bears fruit simultaneously, making it a symbol of fruitfulness. The royal house of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is the \u003cstrong\u003eHouse of Orange\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReverse (back) — shared across both countries:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree \u003cstrong\u003eFavoured Tellin shells\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eArcopagia fausta\u003c\/em\u003e), found throughout the Caribbean, growing up to 7 cm in diameter. Their creamy white shells are often covered with a camouflaging layer of algae and other organisms.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003edenomination\u003c\/strong\u003e, centered between Caribbean sky and waves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003econstellation of 30 equally spaced pearls\u003c\/strong\u003e, arranged in \u003cstrong\u003ethree groups of ten\u003c\/strong\u003e — a deliberate reference to the date \u003cstrong\u003e10\/10\/10\u003c\/strong\u003e (October 10, 2010), when Curaçao and Sint Maarten became autonomous countries and the Caribbean Guilder project was born.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e1 Gulden Coin — Bimetallic\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObverse (front) — Curaçao version:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003emap of Curaçao\u003c\/strong\u003e, surrounded by the Caribbean Sea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWaves formed by microlettering\u003c\/strong\u003e of the word \"Curaçao\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo \u003cstrong\u003eGreen Sea Turtles\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eChelonia mydas\u003c\/em\u003e) below the island. Young sea turtles hatch from nests on sandy beaches and spend their first 3–5 years in floating sargassum fields. Juveniles are carnivorous; males never return to land, while females come ashore only to lay eggs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReverse (back) — shared across both countries:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA golden effigy of \u003cstrong\u003eKing Willem-Alexander\u003c\/strong\u003e, facing right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInscription: \u003cstrong\u003e\"Willem-Alexander \/ Koning der Nederlanden\"\u003c\/strong\u003e (King of the Netherlands)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Inscribed \u003cem\u003e\"God Zij Met Ons\"\u003c\/em\u003e — God be with us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e5 Gulden Coin — Trimetallic\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObverse (front) — Curaçao version:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003emap of Curaçao\u003c\/strong\u003e, surrounded by Caribbean Sea waves created by \u003cstrong\u003emicrolettering\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo \u003cstrong\u003eGreen Sea Turtles\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eChelonia mydas\u003c\/em\u003e) below the island\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLettering: \u003cstrong\u003e5 GULDEN CURAÇAO \/ 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReverse (back) — shared across both countries:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEffigy of \u003cstrong\u003eKing Willem-Alexander\u003c\/strong\u003e facing right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInscription: \u003cstrong\u003e\"Willem-Alexander \/ Koning der Nederlanden\"\u003c\/strong\u003e (King of the Netherlands)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Plain lettered — ★ \u003cem\u003eGOD ZIJ MET ONS\u003c\/em\u003e (God be with us)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Coins in This Set\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e1 Cent — Curaçao 2025 UNC\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stylized Caribbean sky and ocean waves surrounding an \u003cstrong\u003eOrange Blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eCitrus sinensis\u003c\/em\u003e) in the center. Lettering: CURAÇAO.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three Favoured Tellin shells (\u003cem\u003eArcopagia fausta\u003c\/em\u003e) separated by 10 pearls surrounding the denomination in the center. Lettering: 2025 \/ 1 \/ c.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reeded\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nickel plated steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 g | \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15 mm | \u003cstrong\u003eThickness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrientation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coin alignment ↑↓\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e5 Cents — Curaçao 2025 UNC\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stylized Caribbean sky and ocean waves surrounding an \u003cstrong\u003eOrange Blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eCitrus sinensis\u003c\/em\u003e) in the center. Lettering: CURAÇAO.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three Favoured Tellin shells (\u003cem\u003eArcopagia fausta\u003c\/em\u003e) separated by 10 pearls surrounding the denomination in the center. Lettering: 2025 \/ 5 \/ c.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reeded\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nickel plated steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.42 g | \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16.75 mm | \u003cstrong\u003eThickness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrientation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coin alignment ↑↓\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e10 Cents — Curaçao 2025 UNC\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stylized Caribbean sky and ocean waves surrounding an \u003cstrong\u003eOrange Blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eCitrus sinensis\u003c\/em\u003e) in the center. Lettering: CURAÇAO.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three Favoured Tellin shells (\u003cem\u003eArcopagia fausta\u003c\/em\u003e) separated by 10 pearls surrounding the denomination in the center. Lettering: 2025 \/ 10 \/ c.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Segmented reeding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nickel plated steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.9 g | \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18.25 mm | \u003cstrong\u003eThickness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrientation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coin alignment ↑↓\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e25 Cents — Curaçao 2025 UNC\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stylized Caribbean sky and ocean waves surrounding an \u003cstrong\u003eOrange Blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eCitrus sinensis\u003c\/em\u003e) in the center. Lettering: CURAÇAO.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three Favoured Tellin shells (\u003cem\u003eArcopagia fausta\u003c\/em\u003e) separated by 10 pearls surrounding the denomination in the center. Lettering: 2025 \/ 25 \/ c.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reeded\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nickel plated steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.5 g | \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20.5 mm | \u003cstrong\u003eThickness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrientation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coin alignment ↑↓\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e50 Cents — Curaçao 2025 UNC\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stylized Caribbean sky and ocean waves surrounding an \u003cstrong\u003eOrange Blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eCitrus sinensis\u003c\/em\u003e) in the center. Lettering: CURAÇAO.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three Favoured Tellin shells (\u003cem\u003eArcopagia fausta\u003c\/em\u003e) separated by 10 pearls surrounding the denomination in the center. Lettering: 2025 \/ 50 \/ c.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reeded\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nickel plated steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.0 g | \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 23.5 mm | \u003cstrong\u003eThickness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrientation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coin alignment ↑↓\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e1 Gulden — Curaçao 2025 UNC\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Map of Curaçao surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, with waves formed by microlettering of \"Curaçao.\" Two Green Sea Turtles (\u003cem\u003eChelonia mydas\u003c\/em\u003e) below.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e King Willem-Alexander facing right. Inscription: \u003cem\u003eWillem-Alexander \/ Koning der Nederlanden\u003c\/em\u003e (King of the Netherlands).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Inscribed \u003cem\u003eGod Zij Met Ons\u003c\/em\u003e (God be with us)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bimetallic — bronze plated steel center in nickel plated steel ring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.2 g | \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 28 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrientation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coin alignment ↑↓\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e5 Gulden — Curaçao 2025 UNC\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Map of Curaçao surrounded by Caribbean Sea waves formed by microlettering. Two Green Sea Turtles (\u003cem\u003eChelonia mydas\u003c\/em\u003e) below. Lettering: 5 GULDEN CURAÇAO \/ 2025.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e King Willem-Alexander facing right. Inscription: \u003cem\u003eWillem-Alexander \/ Koning der Nederlanden\u003c\/em\u003e (King of the Netherlands).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Plain lettered — ★ \u003cem\u003eGod Zij Met Ons\u003c\/em\u003e (God be with us)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Trimetallic — steel core, steel middle ring, and steel outer ring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.5 g | \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 25.85 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrientation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coin alignment ↑↓\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSint Maarten and Curaçao, along with Aruba, Bonaire, St. Eustatius, Saba, and the mainland Netherlands, comprise the \u003cstrong\u003eKingdom of the Netherlands\u003c\/strong\u003e, with \u003cstrong\u003eKing Willem-Alexander\u003c\/strong\u003e as head of state. The Caribbean Guilder coin series consists of 7 denominations: 1 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent, 25 cent, 50 cent, 1 guilder, and 5 guilder. All coins circulate interchangeably on Curaçao and Sint Maarten. 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Sint Maarten and Curaçao — two separate countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands — collaborated to jointly launch this currency after a \u003cstrong\u003e15-year wait\u003c\/strong\u003e, replacing the Netherlands Antilles guilder whose issuing country had ceased to exist. 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Curaçao and Sint Maarten each issue their own versions of every coin — with different imagery on the obverse — but all coins are \u003cstrong\u003elegal tender on both islands\u003c\/strong\u003e and circulate interchangeably. This set contains all \u003cstrong\u003eSint Maarten versions\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Coins in This Set\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e1 Cent — Sint Maarten 2025 UNC\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stylized Caribbean sky and ocean waves surrounding an \u003cstrong\u003eOrange Blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eCitrus sinensis\u003c\/em\u003e). Lettering: SINT MAARTEN.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three Favoured Tellin shells (\u003cem\u003eArcopagia fausta\u003c\/em\u003e) with 30 pearls in three groups of ten surrounding the denomination. Lettering: 2025 \/ 1 \/ c.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reeded | \u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nickel plated steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 g | \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15 mm | \u003cstrong\u003eThickness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 mm | \u003cstrong\u003eShape:\u003c\/strong\u003e Round\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e5 Cents — Sint Maarten 2025 UNC\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stylized Caribbean sky and ocean waves surrounding an \u003cstrong\u003eOrange Blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eCitrus sinensis\u003c\/em\u003e). Lettering: SINT MAARTEN.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three Favoured Tellin shells with 30 pearls surrounding the denomination. Lettering: 2025 \/ 5 \/ c.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reeded | \u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nickel plated steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.42 g | \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16.75 mm | \u003cstrong\u003eThickness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 mm | \u003cstrong\u003eShape:\u003c\/strong\u003e Round\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e10 Cents — Sint Maarten 2025 UNC\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stylized Caribbean sky and ocean waves surrounding an \u003cstrong\u003eOrange Blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eCitrus sinensis\u003c\/em\u003e). Lettering: SINT MAARTEN.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three Favoured Tellin shells with 30 pearls surrounding the denomination. Lettering: 2025 \/ 10 \/ c.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Segmented reeding | \u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nickel plated steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.9 g | \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18.25 mm | \u003cstrong\u003eThickness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 mm | \u003cstrong\u003eShape:\u003c\/strong\u003e Round\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e25 Cents — Sint Maarten 2025 UNC\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stylized Caribbean sky and ocean waves surrounding an \u003cstrong\u003eOrange Blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eCitrus sinensis\u003c\/em\u003e). Lettering: SINT MAARTEN.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three Favoured Tellin shells with 30 pearls surrounding the denomination. Lettering: 2025 \/ 25 \/ c.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reeded | \u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nickel plated steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.5 g | \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20.5 mm | \u003cstrong\u003eThickness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 mm | \u003cstrong\u003eShape:\u003c\/strong\u003e Round\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e50 Cents — Sint Maarten 2025 UNC\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stylized Caribbean sky and ocean waves surrounding an \u003cstrong\u003eOrange Blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eCitrus sinensis\u003c\/em\u003e). Lettering: SINT MAARTEN.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three Favoured Tellin shells with 30 pearls surrounding the denomination. Lettering: 2025 \/ 50 \/ c.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Plain | \u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nickel plated steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.45 g | \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 22.25 mm | \u003cstrong\u003eShape:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHendecagonal (11-sided)\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e1 Gulden — Sint Maarten 2025 UNC\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCoat of Arms of Sint Maarten\u003c\/strong\u003e — shield with rising sun, brown pelican, Courthouse, border monument, and national flower orange-yellow sage. Ribbon: \u003cem\u003eSemper Pro Grediens\u003c\/em\u003e (always progressing). Two \u003cstrong\u003eGreen Sea Turtles\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eChelonia mydas\u003c\/em\u003e) below.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e King Willem-Alexander facing right. Inscription: \u003cem\u003eWillem-Alexander \/ Koning der Nederlanden\u003c\/em\u003e (King of the Netherlands).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Inscribed — \u003cem\u003eGod Zij Met Ons\u003c\/em\u003e (God be with us)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bimetallic — bronze plated steel center in nickel plated steel ring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.2 g | \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 28 mm | \u003cstrong\u003eShape:\u003c\/strong\u003e Round\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e5 Gulden — Sint Maarten 2025 UNC\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCoat of Arms of Sint Maarten\u003c\/strong\u003e — shield with rising sun, brown pelican, Courthouse, border monument, and national flower orange-yellow sage. Ribbon: \u003cem\u003eSemper Pro Grediens\u003c\/em\u003e (always progressing). Two \u003cstrong\u003eGreen Sea Turtles\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eChelonia mydas\u003c\/em\u003e) below.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e King Willem-Alexander facing right. Inscription: \u003cem\u003eWillem-Alexander \/ Koning der Nederlanden\u003c\/em\u003e (King of the Netherlands).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Plain lettered — ★ \u003cem\u003eGOD ZIJ MET ONS\u003c\/em\u003e (God be with us)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Trimetallic — steel core, steel middle ring, and steel outer ring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.5 g | \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 25.85 mm | \u003cstrong\u003eShape:\u003c\/strong\u003e Round\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFrom Colony to Kingdom: The Long Road to the XCG\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story of Sint Maarten's money is inseparable from the story of Dutch Caribbean politics — a saga of colonial transformation, economic pragmatism, and bureaucratic delay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBefore 1954:\u003c\/strong\u003e The six Dutch Caribbean islands formed the colony \u003cstrong\u003eCuraçao and Dependencies\u003c\/strong\u003e and used the \u003cstrong\u003eCuraçao Guilder\u003c\/strong\u003e, pegged to the Dutch guilder.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1954 — Autonomy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Renamed the \u003cstrong\u003eNetherlands Antilles\u003c\/strong\u003e, the islands launched the \u003cstrong\u003eNetherlands Antilles guilder\u003c\/strong\u003e (ANG), pegged to the U.S. dollar at \u003cstrong\u003e1 USD = 1.79 ANG\u003c\/strong\u003e — a peg that held for over 70 years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1986 — Aruba breaks away:\u003c\/strong\u003e Aruba seceded and launched its own currency, the \u003cstrong\u003eAruban florin\u003c\/strong\u003e (AWG).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e10\/10\/10 — October 10, 2010:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Netherlands Antilles was \u003cstrong\u003edissolved\u003c\/strong\u003e. Curaçao and Sint Maarten each became separate autonomous \u003cstrong\u003ecountries\u003c\/strong\u003e within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The constitutional arrangements of that day \u003cstrong\u003elegally mandated\u003c\/strong\u003e a new joint currency. Bonaire, Saba, and St. Eustatius became special municipalities and switched to the \u003cstrong\u003eU.S. dollar\u003c\/strong\u003e in 2011.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e2010–2019 — Stalled:\u003c\/strong\u003e Despite the legal mandate, neither country moved decisively. The two continued using the Netherlands Antilles guilder — a currency whose issuing country no longer existed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e2019 — The real turning point:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not political will, but practicality forced the issue: \u003cstrong\u003eANG banknote reserves were running low\u003c\/strong\u003e. With no mechanism to reprint a defunct currency, the two countries finally committed to proceeding with the XCG.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarch 31, 2025 — The XCG arrives:\u003c\/strong\u003e After multiple delays, the \u003cstrong\u003eCaribbean Guilder\u003c\/strong\u003e (XCG) was finally launched, pegged to the U.S. dollar at \u003cstrong\u003e1 USD = 1.79 XCG\u003c\/strong\u003e — the same rate as the ANG it replaced. 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Both islands are countries (self-governing, but not independent) within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreviously they, together with three other smaller islands, formed the \u003cstrong\u003eNetherlands Antilles\u003c\/strong\u003e, which was \u003cstrong\u003edisbanded\u003c\/strong\u003e on October 10, 2010 (10\/10\/10). Curacao and Sint Maarten became their own \"countries\" within the Kingdom, and the 2 small islands Saba, St. Eustatius and Bonaire politically became part of the mainland (European) Netherlands, but with one quirk: they started using the US dollar, not the Euro. Side note: \u003cstrong\u003eAruba\u003c\/strong\u003e had already left the Netherlands Antilles in \u003cstrong\u003e1986\u003c\/strong\u003e to become its own \"country\" within the Kingdom, and launched the \u003cstrong\u003eAruban Florin\u003c\/strong\u003e (ISO code: \u003cstrong\u003eAWG\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/collections\/aruba\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ebrowse our Aruba gallery\u003c\/a\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt took Curacao and Sint Maarten 15 years to finally \u003cstrong\u003ereplace\u003c\/strong\u003e the Netherlands Antilles Guilder (ISO code ANG) with a new joint currency, the \u003cstrong\u003eCaribbean Guilder\u003c\/strong\u003e. The Guilder is better known to collectors worldwide by its \u003cstrong\u003eDutch\u003c\/strong\u003e name \u003cstrong\u003eGulden\u003c\/strong\u003e. Both the old ANG and the new Caribbean Guilder or XCG are fixed to the US Dollar at\u003cstrong\u003e 1.79 Guilders to 1 Dollar.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe banknotes feature \u003cstrong\u003emarine life \u003c\/strong\u003eon the front and some of the most beautiful \u003cstrong\u003esights of the islands \u003c\/strong\u003eon the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee the  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.centralbank.cw\/functions\/banknotes-coins\/caribbean-guilder-banknotes\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003epage on Caribbean Guilder banknotes at the website of the islands' central bank\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBeautiful, Colorful Marine Life, Beaches and Landmarks\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis set includes one of each\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e10 Gulden\u003c\/strong\u003e note shows the \u003cstrong\u003eGray Angelfish\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \u003cstrong\u003eQueen Conch \u003c\/strong\u003eon the front and the \u003cstrong\u003ehistoric lighthouse on Klein Curaçao \u003c\/strong\u003eon the back. The color of this banknote is predominantly \u003cstrong\u003eyellow\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e20 Gulden\u003c\/strong\u003e note shows the \u003cstrong\u003eSpotted Eagle Ray \u003c\/strong\u003eand the \u003cstrong\u003eYellow Cowry \u003c\/strong\u003eon the front and the ecologically unique \u003cstrong\u003eSimpson Bay Lagoon \u003c\/strong\u003eon the back. The color of this banknote is predominantly \u003cstrong\u003eblue\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e50 Gulden\u003c\/strong\u003e note shows the \u003cstrong\u003eGreen Sea Turtle\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \u003cstrong\u003eFavored Tellin shell \u003c\/strong\u003eon the front and the pristine \u003cstrong\u003ePlaya Kenepa Grandi Beach \u003c\/strong\u003eon the back.The color of this banknote is predominantly green.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e100 Gulden \u003c\/strong\u003enote shows the \u003cstrong\u003eSpotlight Parrot Fish \u003c\/strong\u003eand the \u003cstrong\u003eCommon Music Volute\u003c\/strong\u003e on the front and the remarkable \u003cstrong\u003eCourthouse of Sint Maarten \u003c\/strong\u003eon the back. The color of this banknote is predominantly \u003cstrong\u003ered\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSecurity Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e3D moving stripe:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tilt the banknote to see XCG inside the sun shining over shell in ocean, and water droplets with strong 3D effect.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHigh-relief printing: \u003c\/strong\u003eFeel the raised ink on the featured sea creature, CENTRALE BANK VAN CURAÇAO EN SINT MAARTEN, signatures, date \u0026amp; denomination.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor-changing ink: T\u003c\/strong\u003eilt the banknote to see the shell changing color from blue to green.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSecurity thread: \u003c\/strong\u003eSee the rapidly moving waves. Each denomination has a specific color.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIridescent color: \u003c\/strong\u003eTilt the banknote to see wave motifs and XCG in golden metallic color.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eElements for the visually impaired:\u003c\/strong\u003e Feel the raised ink along the short edges of the banknote, the number of rows corresponding to the denomination.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark\u003c\/strong\u003e: Look for the multi-tonal image of the compass combined with the letters XCG when held to the light.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSee-through feature: \u003c\/strong\u003eLook for patterns on the front and reverse of the banknote that complete the letters XCG when held to the light.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSource: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.centralbank.cw\/functions\/banknotes-coins\/caribbean-guilder-banknotes\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCentral Bank of Curacao and Sint Maarten\u003c\/a\u003e, June 2026\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52540348694839,"sku":"CW-P-4PCSET","price":259.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/Curacao_Sint_Maarten_4_Pcs_Banknote_Set_10_20_50_100_Guldens.jpg?v=1782585914"},{"product_id":"curacao-world-cup-coin-50-cents-2026-unc-blue-wave-fifa-football-soccer-dutch","title":"Curacao  World Cup Coin 50 Cents 2026 UNC—Blue Wave—FIFA—Football—Soccer—Dutch:","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cstrong\u003e18 November 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e, the smallest country ever to do so qualified for the \u003cstrong\u003eFIFA World Cup\u003c\/strong\u003e. The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cura%C3%A7ao_national_football_team\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCuraçao national football team\u003c\/a\u003e — \u003cem\u003eThe Blue Wave\u003c\/em\u003e — made history, and this coin commemorates that moment. Issued \u003cstrong\u003e1 May 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e by the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_Bank_of_Cura%C3%A7ao_and_Sint_Maarten\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCentral Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten\u003c\/a\u003e in collaboration with the \u003cstrong\u003eRoyal Dutch Mint\u003c\/strong\u003e, struck at the \u003cstrong\u003eRoyal Canadian Mint\u003c\/strong\u003e in Ottawa, it is the first commemorative coin of the new \u003cstrong\u003eCaribbean gulden\u003c\/strong\u003e era — and one of the most emotionally charged coins ever issued in the Dutch Caribbean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eObverse\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e vivid blue wave across the field; silhouette of football players in dark relief; nickel-silver accents\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCentral design:\u003c\/strong\u003e a \u003cstrong\u003eblue wave\u003c\/strong\u003e behind a silhouette of players in action — the visual identity of the national team rendered in color on coin\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUpper right:\u003c\/strong\u003e football, flanked by two 5-pointed stars and the privy and mint marks\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLegend:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eCURAÇAO SELEKSHON NASHONAL DI FUTBOL 2026\u003c\/em\u003e (Curaçao National Football Team 2026) in circular script; \u003cem\u003eTHE BLUE WAVE\u003c\/em\u003e above the wave\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScript:\u003c\/strong\u003e Latin; text in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Papiamento\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePapiamentu\u003c\/a\u003e, the native language of Curaçao\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eReverse\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e nickel-silver; uncolored\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesign:\u003c\/strong\u003e three \u003cstrong\u003eFavoured Tellin shells\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eArcopagia fausta\u003c\/em\u003e) — the national symbol of Curaçao — separated by \u003cstrong\u003e10 pearls\u003c\/strong\u003e, surrounding the denomination \u003cem\u003e50 c\u003c\/em\u003e in the center\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLettering:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e2026 \/ 50 \/ c\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOther Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e single issue — 2026, colored\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog numbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Numista N#585045\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Multi-ply nickel plated steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.45 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 22.25 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShape:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHendecagonal\u003c\/strong\u003e (11-sided)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coloured, milled\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Plain\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrientation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coin alignment (↑↓)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssued:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 May 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_Bank_of_Cura%C3%A7ao_and_Sint_Maarten\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCentral Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten\u003c\/a\u003e (Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMint:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Canadian_Mint\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRoyal Canadian Mint\u003c\/a\u003e, Ottawa, Canada\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caribbean_guilder\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCaribbean gulden\u003c\/a\u003e (XCG)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial language(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e Papiamentu, Dutch, English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Smallest Country Ever to Qualify\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCuraçao has a population of roughly \u003cstrong\u003e150,000 people\u003c\/strong\u003e — smaller than most mid-sized cities. On \u003cstrong\u003e18 November 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e, under veteran Dutch coach \u003cstrong\u003eDick Advocaat\u003c\/strong\u003e, the national team completed a qualification campaign that generations of Curaçaoan fans had dreamed of. In the weeks leading up to the decisive match, the island transformed: \u003cstrong\u003estreets, houses, and cars turned blue\u003c\/strong\u003e. The Blue Wave wasn't just a nickname — it was a literal description of what happened to the island. Curaçao opens the \u003cstrong\u003e2026 FIFA World Cup\u003c\/strong\u003e on \u003cstrong\u003e14 June 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e against \u003cstrong\u003eGermany\u003c\/strong\u003e. This coin was issued two weeks before that match.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Blue Wave: A Nation's Identity on a Coin\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe obverse design is unusually direct for commemorative coinage — no allegorical figures, no formal heraldry, just a \u003cstrong\u003eblue wave and the silhouettes of players\u003c\/strong\u003e, rendered in color on an 11-sided coin. The text is in \u003cstrong\u003ePapiamentu\u003c\/strong\u003e, the creole language of Curaçao, not Dutch — a deliberate choice that grounds the coin in local identity rather than colonial formality. \u003cem\u003eSelekshon Nashonal di Futbol\u003c\/em\u003e: the national football selection. The coin is as much a cultural artifact as a numismatic one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Tellin Shell: Curaçao's National Symbol\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse features three \u003cstrong\u003eFavoured Tellin shells\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eArcopagia fausta\u003c\/em\u003e) — the \u003cstrong\u003enational symbol of Curaçao\u003c\/strong\u003e, found on the island's beaches and incorporated into its coat of arms. Separated by ten pearls, they frame the denomination in a design that is quietly beautiful and distinctly Caribbean. The contrast between the energetic, colored obverse and the serene, classical reverse is intentional — celebration on one side, identity on the other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Caribbean Gulden: A New Currency's First Commemorative\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eCaribbean gulden\u003c\/strong\u003e (XCG) replaced the Netherlands Antillean guilder as the currency of Curaçao and Sint Maarten. This 50 cent coin is among the earliest commemorative issues of the new currency — making it doubly historic: the first World Cup qualification coin, and an early artifact of a brand-new monetary system. It was struck not at the Royal Dutch Mint in Utrecht but at the \u003cstrong\u003eRoyal Canadian Mint\u003c\/strong\u003e in Ottawa, one of the world's premier producers of colored circulation and commemorative coinage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Curaçao\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Disputed — possibly from the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arawak_people\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArawak\u003c\/a\u003e word \u003cem\u003ekurason\u003c\/em\u003e (\"heart\"), or from the Portuguese \u003cem\u003ecoração\u003c\/em\u003e (heart); another theory links it to Portuguese sailors cured of scurvy (\u003cem\u003ecuração\u003c\/em\u003e) by local citrus fruit\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Willemstad\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWillemstad\u003c\/a\u003e — pop. ~125,000 (2023); a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUNESCO World Heritage Site\u003c\/a\u003e\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Named after \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_II_of_Orange\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWilliam II of Orange\u003c\/a\u003e by Dutch colonizers in the 17th century\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~150,000 (UN 2023) — roughly the size of Savannah, Georgia\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 444 km² (171 mi²) — roughly 2.5 times the size of Washington, D.C.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e):\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$30,000 (est.) — one of the higher incomes in the Caribbean\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Refined petroleum products (historically dominant); tourism; financial services\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e None — island nation; nearest neighbors are \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Venezuela\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVenezuela\u003c\/a\u003e (~65 km south) and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aruba\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAruba\u003c\/a\u003e (~68 km west)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial\/spoken languages:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Papiamento\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePapiamentu\u003c\/a\u003e (primary spoken language, native creole); Dutch (official); English (widely spoken)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEthnicities:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afro-Cura%C3%A7aoan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAfro-Curaçaoan\u003c\/a\u003e (~85%); Dutch and other European; Latin American\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemberships:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKingdom of the Netherlands\u003c\/a\u003e (constituent country, 2010–date); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Association_of_Caribbean_States\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eACS\u003c\/a\u003e (associate member)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e Constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands since \u003cstrong\u003e10 October 2010\u003c\/strong\u003e (dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles); not independent — Dutch citizens, Dutch passport, Dutch monarch as head of state\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOwn this coin and hold the moment a nation of 150,000 people stopped the world. The Blue Wave qualified. The coin was struck. History fits in your hand.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52589057212727,"sku":"CW-50C-2026-BLUWAVE","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/PHOTO-2026-06-15-13-23-192_793b7624-bffe-4653-b7c6-1d3b0fd72860.jpg?v=1781634132"}],"url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/collections\/banknotes-and-coins-from-curacao-and-sint-maarten-ex-netherlands-antilles.oembed?page=2","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}