2010 Netherlands Antilles BU Coin Set

• Mint: Royal Dutch Mint
• Quality: Brilliant Uncirculated
• Issue limit: 2,000
• Alloy: Base Metal
• Denomination: Antilles Guilder/Cent
• Number of coins: 8
• Medal included: No

Issued on December 15, this set contains the eight 2010 Antillian guilder and cent coins. The illustrated folder details the Bank of the Netherlands Antilles.

Until Oct. 10, 2010, the Netherlands Antilles consisted of the five island territories of Curaçao, St. Maarten, Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius, and the Netherlands Antilles, together with Aruba and the Netherlands, formed the Kingdom of the Netherlands. On that date, the Netherlands Antilles was dissolved as a separate state and as such no longer exists. Curaçao and St. Maarten became separate states within the Kingdom, and Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (the BES Islands) have acquired the status of extraordinary municipalities within the Netherlands.

The Caribbean Guilder will become the currency of the new countries Curaçao and St. Maarten, but is not expected to be introduced until 2012. Until then, the Netherlands Antilles Guilder will still be issued. The BES Islands now use the US dollar.