Dutch euro coins have two designs by Bruno Ninaber van Eyben, both of which feature a portrait or effigy of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. All coins share the 12 stars of the EU and the year of imprint in their design. The euro area (also called Eurozone, Eurosystem or Euroland) is the subset of European Union member states which have adopted the euro, creating a currency union. ... The effigy of John Gower in Southwark Cathedral, London. ... Beatrix of the Netherlands (Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard van Oranje-Nassau) (born January 31, 1938), Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld, styled HM The Queen is the Queen of The Netherlands, having acceded to the throne in 1980. ... The Council of Europe (COE) has developed a series of European symbols for the continent of Europe, and these have since been shared with the European Union (EU). ...

Like in Finland the Dutch have decided in not to issue one and two cent coins anymore, starting from September 1, 2004. The coins remain legal tender, but no longer issued in shops. Sums are rounded to the nearest € 0.05; hence sums ending in € 0.01, € 0.02, € 0.06 or € 0.07 are rounded down, and those ending in € 0.03, € 0.04, € 0.08 or € 0.09 are rounded up. The rounding is applied to the grand total only, while individual prices are still shown and summed up with € 0.01 precision. September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in...

For images of the common side and a detailed description of the coins, see Euro coins. The euro (EUR or €) is the currency of 12 European Union (EU) member states (Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain), four European microstates that had currency agreements with EU member states (Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and the Vatican City State), and two parts... The euro (EUR or €) is the currency of 12 European Union (EU) member states (Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain), four European microstates that had currency agreements with EU member states (Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and the Vatican City State), and two parts...

Depiction of Dutch euro coinage | Obverse side

€ 0.01	€ 0.02	€ 0.05
Portrait of Queen Beatrix, her title around the edge	Portrait of Queen Beatrix, her title around the edge	Portrait of Queen Beatrix, her title around the edge
€ 0.10	€ 0.20	€ 0.50
Portrait of Queen Beatrix, her title around the edge	Portrait of Queen Beatrix, her title around the edge	Portrait of Queen Beatrix, her title around the edge
€ 1.00	€ 2.00	€ 2 Coin Edge
		The edge lettering features the words GOD ZIJ MET ONS (God Be With Us)
Portrait of Queen Beatrix, her title vertically shown as in the former gulden	Portrait of Queen Beatrix, her title vertically shown as in the former guilder

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External links

• European Central Bank
• De Nederlandsche Bank