2018 Netherlands €5 Coin Issue "World Heritage: Schokland"

• Mint: Royal Dutch Mint
• Denomination: €5
• Quality: Proof/BU/UNC
• Issue limit: 4,000/12,500/50,000
• Alloy: 92.5% Sterling Silver/Silver-plated base metal
• Diameter: 33/29/29 mm
• Weight: 15.5/10.5/10.5 grams
• Design: Katrin Korfmann
• Proof version in blister folder
• BU version in numbered card
• UNC version in printed card

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This issue is the seventh in the series of Dutch World Heritage Sites, and honors the island of Schokland.

Schokland is a former island in the Dutch Zuiderzee, in the municipality of Noordoostpolder. Schokland was an elongated strip of peat land which ceased to be an island when the Noordoostpolder was reclaimed from the sea in 1942. It is now just a slightly elevated part of the polder, with a still partly intact retaining wall of the waterfront of Middelbuurt. According to Statistics Netherlands there are five people living on the former island.

Schokland was an attractive settlement area in the Middle Ages when it was much larger, but by the 19th century it was under continuous threat of flooding due to the rise in sea level. A major flood in 1825 brought massive destruction, and in 1859 the government decided to end permanent settlement on Schokland. Today Schokland is a popular archeological site and host to the Schokland Museum. Schokland was the first UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Netherlands.