2023 Netherlands €5 Coin Issue "World Heritage: Willemstad"

• 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: Cleo Maxime de Brabander
• Proof version in blister folder
• BU version in numbered card
• UNC version in printed card

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This issue belongs to the series of Dutch World Heritage Sites and honors Willemstad.

Willemstad is the capital of the island Curaçao, but also the former capital of the Netherlands Antilles. The Spaniards were the first to discover the island, already before the year 1500. They officially settled on the island in 1527. In 1634, a trading post on St. Anna Bay was conquered by the West Indian Company (WIC). Willemstad then was in Dutch hands, but also in English hands for some years. Since 2010, Curaçao is an independent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Everyone who thinks of Willemstad on Curaçao, immediately imagines the colorful buildings at the St. Anna Bay. Willemstad is indeed known for the colorful ‘Dutch’ architecture, but when you get to know the city a little better, you will come to discover the Spanish and Portuguese influences. This mix of different cultures and influences made sure that in 1997, several of the city’s districts were being listed as UNESCO World Heritage.