Netherlands, Queen Beatrix 5 Coin Set

We have a wonderful collection of French coins issued just before they started to issue Euro coins. There are nine different French coins in this collection, all in selected circulated condition. There are two different 10 Franc coins including a bi-metallic one. You get the 5, 10 and 20 Centimes plus the 1/2 Franc, 1, 2, 5 Francs plus two types of the 10 Francs. A total of nine different French coins, all used before the Euro existed and who knows they might need them again… Not easy to put nine different French coins together, but we have. You can own the entire collection for a very reasonable price. If the Euro ceases to exist, they might use Francs again…

This French 200 francs which was issued in the 1980’s and early 1990’s (P156) Its tapestry like design features Montesquieu, a political philosopher living in the 18th century in the Age of Enlightenment. To the right of his portrait a female figure holding a shield representing L’Esprit des Lois,(The Spirit of the Laws) a work he published anonymously in 1748 and which influenced the Founding Fathers when they drew up the American Constitution. The back features his portrait alongside a view of the Chateau de la Brede where he was born and a statue of Scylla a reference to his publication Persian Letters. Available in Good Fine- VF.

The Netherlands issued their own coinage, but now only use Euro coins. One of our suppliers has put together type sets of the old, pre-Euro coins that each country used to use. It is getting harder and harder to find the coins to make up these sets, so supplies are limited. All coins are circulated, which means that they were actually used as money. You get the 1 Gulden, 25c 10c and 5c coins.