Netherlands Antilles 25 Gulden 1977-FM Peter Stuyvesant
Obverse: Effigy of queen Juliana facing right, date below
Lettering: JULIANA REGINA-NEDERLANDSE ANTILLEN · 1977 ·
Reverse: Statue of Peter Stuyvesant, denomination below
Lettering: · PETER STUYVESANT · 25G
Face value: 25 guilders
Metal: Silver (.925)
Weight: 45 g
Diameter: 45 mm
Engraver: L.O. Wenckebach (obverse)
Shape: Round
Mint: FM - Franklin Mint
KM-17. Peter Stuyvesant. Mintage of only 2,000 pieces.
Pieter Stuyvesant (c. 1612 – August 1672), known as Petrus, served as the last Dutch Director-General of the colony of New Netherland from 1647 until it was ceded provisionally to the English in 1664, after which it was renamed New York. He was a major figure in the early history of New York City. Stuyvesant's accomplishments as director-general included a great expansion for the settlement of New Amsterdam beyond the southern tip of Manhattan. Among the projects built by Stuyvesant's administration were the protective wall on Wall Street, the canal that became Broad Street, and Broadway. Although he is most commonly referred to in modern English as "Peter Stuyvesant", that name is not found in historical records.
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