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Netherlands Antilles,

Some older coins,
1) ¼ Gulden 1900 - Kolonie Curacao - these circulated alongside the Dutch coins of the time.
2) ¼ Gulden 1944 - Munt Van Curacao, struck by the US mint at Denver - the occupation of the Netherlands caused the link with Dutch coins to be broken, so a new currency was needed, this time pegged to the US$.
3) ¼ Gulden 1956 - Netherlandse Antillen
4) 25 Cents 1984 - Netherlandse Antillen

The 10 cents, ¼ and 1 Gulden were struck in silver until 1970.

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Netherlands Antilles, a modern set.

1) 1 Cent 2001
2) 5 cents 1997
3) 10 Cents 1994
4) 25 Cents 1992
5) 50 Cents 1990
6) 1 Gulden 1991
7) 2½ Gulden 1992
8 ) 5 Gulden 2004

Next year will bring some interesting changes to this set, as the Netherlands Antilles will cease to exist.

The plant is a fruit-bearing orange branch

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Trinidad & Tobago,

Another set to have remained relatively unchanged since it's introduction (in 1966)
A special set for the 10th Anniversary was issued in 1972, of which only the 1 and 50 Cent circulated.
A dollar was issued in 1969 and 1979 but these I believe non-circulating.
The latest designs were introduced in 1974.

1) 1 Cent - Hummingbird feeding from a balisier plant.
2) 5 Cents - Bird of Paradise
3) 10 Cents - Flaming Hibiscus
4) 25 Cents - Chaconia
5) 50 Cents - Drum