{"product_id":"curacao-5-cents-2025-unc-worlds-newest-currency-march-2025-n-462585","title":"Curacao 5 Cents 2025 UNC Caribbean Guilder XCG (NOT Sint Maarten)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eCoin Characteristics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\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\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCaribbean guilder (gulden) ISO code \u003cstrong\u003eXCG\u003c\/strong\u003e. Jointly issued by Curaçao and Sint Maarten, two constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The XCG replaced the Netherlands Antilles guilder\/gulden (ANG, NA\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eƒ\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‎). Locals tend to call it by the ISO code \u003cstrong\u003eXCG\u003c\/strong\u003e, rather than \"Caribbean guilder\". The USD is also commonly used on the islands. Businesses catering to visitors on Sint Maarten will usually price in USD, so visitors often don't ever even use XCG notes or coins.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIssuer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCuraçao (Dutch Caribbean)  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing bank\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCentral Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten (Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWillem-Alexander (2013-date)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eStandard circulation coins\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eValue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e5 Cents. 0.05 XCG = USD 0.028\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNickel plated steel\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e2.42 g\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e16.75 mm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThickness\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1.6 mm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShape\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRound\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMilled\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrientation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCoin alignment ↑↓\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssued\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e31 March 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumista\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN#462585\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1, 2, 5, 10, 25 and 50 cent coins have the same designs (they differ in size and also shape)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn the front:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe country name, “Curaçao” or “Sint Maarten”\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 Blossoms\u003c\/strong\u003e, associated with good fortune across many cultures and symbolize purity, virtue, and fertility. One of the rarest flowers, Orange Blossom bloom and bear fruit simultaneously and are thus a symbol of fruitfulness. The name of 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\u003eOn the back:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFavoured Tellin shells are found throughout the Caribbean and can grow to exceed 7 centimeters in diameter. Their creamy white shells are often covered with a camouflaging layer of algae and other organisms.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e the denomination, between the Caribbean sky and waves in the center of a constellation of thirty equally spaced pearls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree groups of ten pearls. The “three 10s” are a reference to the date October 10, 2010 when Curaçao and Sint Maarten became autonomous countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the starting point of the Caribbean guilder.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Caribbean Guilder (Gulden)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design of the new Caribbean Guilder draws inspiration from the \"World Under the Sea\". Fish swim freely, seeing no borders. This serves as a metaphor for the unity shared between the countries of Curaçao and Sint Maarten within its monetary union.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Caribbean Guilder coin series consists of 7 coins of the following denominations: 1 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent, 25 cent, 50 cent, 1 guilder, 5 guilder. The coins circulate interchangeably on Curaçao and Sint Maarten.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory of Currency in the Dutch Caribbean…\u003c\/strong\u003e\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUntil 1954, the six Dutch Caribbean islands formed the \u003cstrong\u003ecolony\u003c\/strong\u003e Curaçao and Dependencies (Curaçao en Onderhorigheden) and used the Curaçao Guilder (gulden in Dutch) pegged to the Dutch guilder (gulden).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003e1954\u003c\/strong\u003e they received autonomy and were renamed the \u003cstrong\u003eNetherlands Antilles\u003c\/strong\u003e. The \u003cstrong\u003eNetherlands Antilles guilder \u003c\/strong\u003e(“NAf”, or ISO code ANG) was launched, pegged to the US dollar., as the Caribbean economy depended more on fluctuations in the US economy more than the economy of the mainland Netherlands.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003e1986\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAruba seceded\u003c\/strong\u003e from the Netherlands Antilles and launched its own currency the \u003cstrong\u003eAruban florin \u003c\/strong\u003e(AWG)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003e2010\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 \u003cstrong\u003eseparate\u003c\/strong\u003e autonomous \u003cstrong\u003ecountries\u003c\/strong\u003e within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, alongside Aruba and \"The Netherlands proper\".\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBonaire, Saba and St Eustatius became special municipalities of \"The Netherlands proper\", but changed from the Netherlands Antilles guilder to the\u003cstrong\u003e U.S. dollar\u003c\/strong\u003e in 2011. (Great talking point: did you know that in The Netherlands proper, the U.S. dollar is an official currency? Yes, in its three municipalities in the Caribbean!)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCuraçao and Sint Maarten continued to manage and use the Netherlands Antilles guilder until they jointly \u003cstrong\u003elaunched the new Caribbean Guilder (XCG) \u003c\/strong\u003eon March 31, 2025.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNetherlands Antilles guilders (ANG) continue to be \u003cstrong\u003eexchangeable\u003c\/strong\u003e for Caribbean guilders at the Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten through 2055.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52032960332087,"sku":"CUKM005-2025U","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/66c332cc0085a4d351536056_NPI-7545_20CD-5544_205c_20Curacao_2016.75mm_20REV_20F.webp?v=1777057996","url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/products\/curacao-5-cents-2025-unc-worlds-newest-currency-march-2025-n-462585","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}