Half guilder coin (Netherlands)

The Half guilder coin was a silver coin struck in the Kingdom of the Netherlands between 1818 and 1930. The obverse featured a portrait of the Dutch reigning King or Queen. On the reverse was a crowned Dutch coat of arms between the value. All coins were minted in Utrecht except the year 1829 and 1830 that were minted in Brussels.

Dimensions and weight

Dimensions	1⁄2 guilder 1818-1830	1⁄2 guilder 1846-1919	1⁄2 guilder 1921-1930	Refs
Gram	5.38  gram	5  gram	5  gram	[1][2]
Diameter	24  mm	22  mm	22  mm
Thickness	?  mm	?  mm	?  mm
Metal	Silver .893	Silver .945	Silver .720

Versions

Monarch	Mint	Material	Obverse	Reverse	Edge	Minting years	Refs
William I	Utrecht and Brussels	Silver	Kings bust to the right	Crowned Dutch coat of arms between value (1⁄2G) under the coat of arms 50c	Smooth with edge lettering ‘GOD ZY MET ONS’	1818(U), 1819(U), 1822(U), 1829(B), 1830(B)	[3]
William II	Utrecht	Silver	Kings bust to the left	Crowned Dutch coat of arms between value (1⁄2G) under the coat of arms 50c	Reeded with no edge lettering	1846-1848
William III	Utrecht	Silver	Kings bust to the right	Crowned Dutch coat of arms between value (1⁄2G) under the coat of arms 50c	Reeded with no edge lettering	1850, 1853, 1857-1864, 1866, 1868
Wilhelmina	Utrecht	Silver	Queens head with diadem to the left	Crowned Dutch coat of arms between value (1⁄2G) under the coat of arms 50c	Reeded with no edge lettering	1898
Wilhelmina	Utrecht	Silver	Queens head with diadem to the left	Crowned Dutch coat of arms between value (1⁄2G)	Reeded with no edge lettering	1904-1909
Wilhelmina	Utrecht	Silver	Queens bust with stoat cloak to the left	Crowned Dutch coat of arms between value (1⁄2G)	Reeded with no edge lettering	1910, 1912, 1913, 1919
Wilhelmina	Utrecht	Silver	Queens head to the left	Crowned Dutch coat of arms between value (1⁄2G)	Reeded with no edge lettering	1921, 1922, 1928-1930