Rabo bank
Any history of cooperative banking in the Netherlands must start with Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen (1818-1888). All over Europe, there are banks that still carry his name, or - as in the Netherlands - part of his name. Raiffeisen found the way to exclude middlemen - often the source of corruption and usury by starting cooperative organisations supported by the wealthy. Later in life, he promoted local cooperative financial organisations. When they came about, their main problem turned out to be temporary liquidity squeezes - farming is subject to important seasonal effects - and lack of credit due to lack of size. Raiffeissen saw a cooperative of cooperatives as the solution: cooperative banks should give each other credit.
Raiffeisen's ideas had variants. One of these was that of Franz Hermann Schulze (1808-1883). His variant, the credit union (Volksbank), was aimed at the middle class, rather than the poor.
The first Dutch cooperative bank was Coöperatieve Voorschotbank (cooperative credit bank), established in Naaldwijk in 1895. It was largely based on Raiffeisen's ideas, but contained elements of Schulze's variant also. From 1910, it put Boerenleenbank - agricultural credit bank in its name. In 1896, a Dutch Roman catholic priest, father Gerlacus van den Elsen, established Nederlandsche Boerenbond - Dutch agricultural association, to improve the financial situation of farmers by aiming at the poor and using the Raiffeisen model. Meanwhile, the legal situation of cooperatives was complicated by a well meant law on cooperatives (1876). After all, there was a law from 1855 that already opened the possibility to establish a cooperative by royal decree. The main difference between the two regulations was that the 1876 law required an act by a notary public, a relatively costly affair.
However, while Boerenbond argued that the 1876 method had a more solid legal liability arrangement, it admitted cooperations founded by the route of the 1855 law. The result was a schism in the cooperative banking movement. In the protestant North of the country, cooperatives largely went by the 1876 law calling themselves (Coöperatieve) Boerenleenbank, while in the catholic South, the 1855 route prevailed and cooperative banks were known as Raiffeisenbank. When the cause of the problem was long solved and forgotten, the religious difference fit well with the division into segments (verzuiling) of the country, so the two-fold organisation was maintained until 1972.
Both banks developed a cooperative of cooperatives in 1898. Coöperatieve Vereniging van Raiffeisenbanken en Landbouwverenigingen te Utrecht - cooperative association of Raiffeisen banks and agricultural associations in Utrecht led the way, followed within months by Coöperatieve Centrale Boerenleenbank gevestigd te Eindhoven - cooperative central agricultural credit bank established in Eindhoven. The two central organisations were indispensable for a proper functioning of the local banks, so they had no trouble uniting all Dutch cooperative banks.
Slowly, very slowly a discussion started on the position of middle income, non-agricultural clients, often resulting in a position of "we'd rather not have them as clients, but we won't refuse them". The matter came to a head after the second world war. The role of coins and banknotes was diminishing quickly, salaries were no longer paid cash and an increasing number of financial transactions was made by bank transfer, very often between different banks. Staff had to be professionalised. Duplication of local branches became financially painful. Banks became deeply involved in software development, an activity that requires scale, something the local banks did not have.
The inevitable consequence was turning the agricultural banks into general banks and merging the two central organisation into Rabobank in Utrecht, with its statutory HQ in Amsterdam. In its new role, Rabobank could expand outside the country. It is now the second bank in the country.
The tokens are of two kinds. The older ones were used to obtain a cassette for use in the "night vault" machines (photo: Collectie Rabobank Bedrijfshistorie, showing cassette and key to open night vault deposit machine.) These machines, integrated into an outer wall of the bank, allowed business clients to make deposits outside the bank's opening hours. The other tokens were tools in marketing campaigns.
Boerenleenbank
| Vault deposit tokens | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Filename | NCBO1 | |
| Side 1 | Building above CCB (Coöperatieve Centrale Boerenleenbank) | |
| Side 2 | Around: •BOERENLEENBANK | |
| Material | Copper-nickel | |
| Size (mm) | 22.5 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | The building is the "new" HQ on Fellenoord 17 in Eindhoven. It has since been replaced by a housing complex. Minted at the state mint in Utrecht, 1966 | |
| Source | Collectie Rabobank Bedrijfshistorie | |
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| Filename | NCBO2 | |
| Side 1 | Around: Boerenleenbank and Arnhem | |
| Side 2 | Around: NACHTKLUIS | |
| Material | Nickel-brass | |
| Size (mm) | 22.0 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | ||
| Source | Kooij | |
| File:NCBO3.jpg | ||
| Filename | NCBO3 | |
| Side 1 | Around: •BOERENLEENBANK• and BERGEN OP ZOOM | |
| Side 2 | P and key logo, around: POHLSCHRÖDER and DORTMUND | |
| Material | Brass | |
| Size (mm) | 25.5 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | ||
| Source | Kooij | |
| File:NCBO4.jpg | ||
| Filename | NCBO4 | |
| Side 1 | Around: Boerenleenbank and Blerick | |
| Side 2 | Around: NACHTKLUIS | |
| Material | Nickel-brass | |
| Size (mm) | 22.0 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | ||
| Source | Kooij | |
| File:NCBO5.jpg | ||
| Filename | NCBO5 | |
| Side 1 | Around: •BOERENLEENBANK• and BOXTEL | |
| Side 2 | P and key logo, around: POHLSCHRÖDER and DORTMUND | |
| Material | Brass | |
| Size (mm) | 25.5 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | ||
| Source | Kooij | |
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| Filename | NCBO6 | |
| Side 1 | Around: BOERENLEEN- / BANK and BREDA | |
| Side 2 | Around: NACHTKLUIS | |
| Material | Nickel-brass | |
| Size (mm) | 22.0 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | ||
| Source | https://bedrijfshistorie.rabobank.com | |
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| Filename | NCBO7 | |
| Side 1 | Around: Boerenleen- bank / and •'s-Hertogenbosch• | |
| Side 2 | Around: NACHTKLUIS | |
| Material | Nickel-brass | |
| Size (mm) | 22.0 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | ||
| Source | https://bedrijfshistorie.rabobank.com | |
| File:NCBO8.jpg | ||
| Filename | NCBO8 | |
| Side 1 | Around: •BOERENLEENBANK• and WAALWIJK | |
| Side 2 | P and key logo, around: POHLSCHRÖDER and DORTMUND | |
| Material | Brass | |
| Size (mm) | 25.5 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | ||
| Source | Kooij | |
| File:NCBO9.jpg | ||
| Filename | NCBO9 | |
| Side 1 | Around: •BOERENLEENBANK• and Woerden | |
| Side 2 | P and key logo, around: POHLSCHRÖDER and DORTMUND | |
| Material | Brass | |
| Size (mm) | 25.5 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | ||
| Source | Kooij | |
Raiffeisenbank
| Vault deposit tokens | ||
|---|---|---|
| File:NCRF1.jpg | ||
| Filename | NCRF1 | |
| Side 1 | In solid circle: Bijkantoor Damrak. Around: •Coöp. Raiffeisenbank• and Amsterdam | |
| Side 2 | Around: •POHLSCHRÖDER• DORTMUND | |
| Material | Brass | |
| Size (mm) | 25.5 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | ||
| Source | Kooij | |
| File:NCRF2.jpg | ||
| Filename | NCRF2 | |
| Side 1 | EEFDE, around: Raiffeisenbank | |
| Side 2 | Around: NACHTKLUIS | |
| Material | Nickel-brass | |
| Size (mm) | 22.0 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | ||
| Source | Kooij | |
| File:NCRF3.jpg | ||
| Filename | NCRF3 | |
| Side 1 | Around: •RAIFFEISENBANK• GARIJP & O | |
| Side 2 | P and key logo. Around: •POHLSCHRÖDER• DORTMUND | |
| Material | Brass | |
| Size (mm) | 25.5 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | "& O" stands for "and surroundings" | |
| Source | Kooij | |
| File:NCRF4.jpg | ||
| Filename | NCRF4 | |
| Side 1 | HEERENVEEN, around: RAIFFEISENBANK | |
| Side 2 | Around: NACHTKLUIS | |
| Material | Nickel-brass | |
| Size (mm) | 22.0 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | ||
| Source | Kooij | |
| File:NCRF5.jpg | ||
| Filename | NCRF5 | |
| Side 1 | Around: RAIFFEISENBANK and •DE MEERN• | |
| Side 2 | Around: NACHTKLUIS | |
| Material | Nickel-brass | |
| Size (mm) | 22.0 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | ||
| Source | Kooij | |
| File:NCRF6.jpg | ||
| Filename | NCRF6 | |
| Side 1 | NUNSPEET, around: RAIFFEISENBANK, | |
| Side 2 | Around: NACHTKLUIS | |
| Material | Nickel-brass | |
| Size (mm) | 22.0 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | ||
| Source | Kooij | |
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| Filename | NCRF10 | |
| Side 1 | around: Raiffeisenbank and •Sliedrecht• | |
| Side 2 | Around: NACHTKLUIS | |
| Material | Nickel plated brass | |
| Size (mm) | 22.0 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | 5.7 | |
| Notes | ||
| Source | jezuss | |
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| Filename | NCRF7 | |
| Side 1 | Around: RAIFFEISENBANK and •VAASSEN• | |
| Side 2 | Around: NACHTKLUIS | |
| Material | Nickel-brass | |
| Size (mm) | 22.0 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | ||
| Source | https://bedrijfshistorie.rabobank.com | |
| File:NCRF8.jpg | ||
| Filename | NCRF8 | |
| Side 1 | Around: •Raiffeisenbank• Vreeland | |
| Side 2 | P and key logo. Around: •POHLSCHRÖDER• DORTMUND | |
| Material | Brass | |
| Size (mm) | 25.5 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | ||
| Source | Kooij | |
| File:NCRF9.jpg | ||
| Filename | NCRF9 | |
| Side 1 | Around: C.R.B - WARFFUM | |
| Side 2 | P and key logo. Around: POHLSCHRÖDER DORTMUND | |
| Material | Brass | |
| Size (mm) | 25.5 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | "C.R.B." stands for "Coöperatieve Raiffeisen Bank" | |
| Source | Kooij | |
Rabobank vault deposit tokens
| Vault deposit tokens | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Filename | NCRB01 | |
| Side 1 | Around: RABOBANK | |
| Side 2 | P and key logo. Around: POHLSCHRÖDER NEDERLAND | |
| Material | Brass | |
| Size (mm) | 25.5 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | ||
| Source | https://bedrijfshistorie.rabobank.com | |
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| Filename | NCRB02 | |
| Side 1 | Around: RABOBANK | |
| Side 2 | Around: •POHLSCHRÖDER• NEDERLAND | |
| Material | Brass | |
| Size (mm) | 25.5 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes |  NCRB02 varieties
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| Source | Munthandel Reekers | |
| File:NCRB03.jpg | ||
| Filename | NCRB03 | |
| Side 1 | Around: •RABOBANK• AMSTELVEEN | |
| Side 2 | Around: NACHTKLUIS | |
| Material | Nickel-brass | |
| Size (mm) | 22.0 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | ||
| Source | Kooij | |
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| Filename | NCRB13 | |
| Side 1 | RABO / Around: BAARLE-NASSAU | |
| Side 2 | Around: NACHTKLUIS | |
| Material | Copper-nickel | |
| Size (mm) | 22.0 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | 5.5 | |
| Notes | ||
| Source | jezuss | |
| File:NCRB04.jpg | ||
| Filename | NCRB04 | |
| Side 1 | Around: RABO and BEDUM | |
| Side 2 | Around: NACHTKLUIS | |
| Material | Nickel-brass | |
| Size (mm) | 22.0 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | Holed | |
| Source | Kooij | |
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| Filename | NCRB05 | |
| Side 1 | Around: •RABOBANK• and DAMWOUDE | |
| Side 2 | Around: NACHTKLUIS | |
| Material | Nickel-brass | |
| Size (mm) | 22.0 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | ||
| Source | https://bedrijfshistorie.rabobank.com | |
| File:NCRB06.jpg | ||
| Filename | NCRB06 | |
| Side 1 | Around: RABO-BANK and DORDRECHT | |
| Side 2 | P and key logo. Around: POHLSCHRÖDER NEDERLAND | |
| Material | Brass | |
| Size (mm) | 25.5 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | ||
| Source | Kooij | |
| File:NCRB07.jpg | ||
| Filename | NCRB07 | |
| Side 1 | Around: RABOBANK GRONINGEN | |
| Side 2 | 1972 logo in solid circle | |
| Material | Brass | |
| Size (mm) | 25.5 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | ||
| Source | Kooij | |
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| Filename | NCRB08 | |
| Side 1 | RABOBANK, around: KAATSHEUVEL | |
| Side 2 | Around: NACHTKLUIS | |
| Material | Nickel-brass | |
| Size (mm) | 22.0 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | ||
| Source | Jezuss | |
| File:NCRB09.jpg | ||
| Filename | NCRB09 | |
| Side 1 | RABOBANK, around: MIDDELSTUM | |
| Side 2 | Around: NACHTKLUIS | |
| Material | Nickel-brass | |
| Size (mm) | 22.0 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | ||
| Source | Kooij | |
| File:NCRB10.jpg | ||
| Filename | NCRB10 | |
| Side 1 | Around: RABOBANK and NUNSPEET | |
| Side 2 | Around: NACHTKLUIS | |
| Material | Nickel-brass | |
| Size (mm) | 22.0 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | ||
| Source | Kooij | |
| File:NCRB11.jpg | ||
| Filename | NCRB11 | |
| Side 1 | Around: •RABO• and OUDEWATER | |
| Side 2 | Around: NACHTKLUIS | |
| Material | Nickel-brass | |
| Size (mm) | 22.0 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | ||
| Source | Kooij | |
| File:NCRB12.jpg | ||
| Filename | NCRB12 | |
| Side 1 | Around: RABOBANK and ZOETERWOUDE | |
| Side 2 | Around: POHLSCHRÖDER DORTMUND | |
| Material | Brass | |
| Size (mm) | 25.5 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | Holed | |
| Source | Kooij | |
Parking tokens
| Parking tokens | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Filename | NCRB1P | |
| Side 1 | 1972 logo above RABOBANK / SLUIS | |
| Side 2 | 1972 logo above RABOBANK / SLUIS | |
| Material | Copper-nickel | |
| Size (mm) | 26 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | ||
| Source | Kooij | |
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| Filename | NCRB2P | |
| Side 1 | 1994 logo above RABOBANK / SLUIS | |
| Side 2 | 1994 logo above RABOBANK / SLUIS | |
| Material | Copper-nickel | |
| Size (mm) | 26 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | ||
| Source | Kooij | |
Marketing and sponsoring tokens
The tokens in the table below are listed by date of issue. They may use three different logos. While the 1972 logo (white graph on blue background or blue graph on white background) is very different from the 1994 logo (sundial with person as pin), the latter is subtly different from the 2008 logo. The easiest way to distinguish the two is that whereas on the 1994 logo, the sundial has Roman numerals, it has only notches on the 2008 version.
| Advertising tokens | ||
|---|---|---|
| File:NCRB14.jpg | ||
| Filename | NCRB14 | |
| Side 1 | 1972 above SEVENUM | |
| Side 2 | Blank | |
| Material | Brass | |
| Size (mm) | 22 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | Undated. Occasion for issue unknown. | |
| Source | Kooij | |
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| Filename | NCRB15 | |
| Side 1 | RABOBANK / ALMERE | |
| Side 2 | 1 separating 19-77, around: ALMERE and JAAR | |
| Material | white metal | |
| Size (mm) | 20 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | First jubilee of the first house in Almere. Reminiscent of the slightly larger 1913-1943 5 cent (1 stuiver) coins. | |
| Source | https://bedrijfshistorie.rabobank.com | |
| File:NCRB16.jpg | ||
| Filename | NCRB16 | |
| Side 1 | Arms of Eede above 1972 logo. Around: SINE LABORE NIHIL (nothing without labour) and EEDE GEM. AARDENBURG | |
| Side 2 | Possibly a, aerial view of Dorpsplein, Eede. Around: HOF VAN EEDE / 24 APRIL 1980 | |
| Material | Brass | |
| Size (mm) | 30 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | Occasion for issue unknown. | |
| Source | Kooij | |
| File:NCRB17.jpg | ||
| Filename | NCRB17 | |
| Side 1 | 1972 logo with 1906 and 1981 inside, RABOBANK above, STOLWIJK below | |
| Side 2 | Arms of Stolwijk (crowned three cheeses and butter) dividing 19-80 above BRADERIE (year market) | |
| Material | Brass | |
| Size (mm) | 20 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | 75th anniversary of the local bank? | |
| Source | Kooij | |
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| Filename | NCRB42 | |
| Side 1 | ||
| Side 2 | 5 separating 19-81 as well as mintmaster mark (anvil: J. de Jong) and Utrecht mintmark, around: ALMERE and JAAR | |
| Material | White metal | |
| Size (mm) | 20 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | Fifth jubilee of the first house in Almere. Reminiscent of the slightly larger 1913-1943 5 cent (1 stuiver) coins. While Rabobank is not explicitly mentioned on the token, they were the issuer. See NCRB15 above. | |
| Source | https://bedrijfshistorie.rabobank.com | |
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| Filename | NCRB18 | |
| Side 1 | 1972 logo above 1981. Around: WESTLANDSE and Rabobanken | |
| Side 2 | Portrait in circle. Around: KONINGIN (queen) BEATRIX | |
| Material | White metal | |
| Size (mm) | 19.5 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | Square, reminiscent of the slightly smaller 1913-1943 5 cent coins. | |
| Source | https://bedrijfshistorie.rabobank.com | |
| File:NCRB19.jpg | ||
| Filename | NCRB19 | |
| Side 1 | Stationsplein 23, site of local bank office. Around: Rabobank and Beverwijk | |
| Side 2 | Crowned, cloaked arms of Beverwijk (climbing lions), 19-82 above | |
| Material | White metal | |
| Size (mm) | 34.7 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | Size is reminiscent of post war silver 2½ gulden coins (33 mm). Occassion of issue unknown. | |
| Source | Kooij | |
| File:NCRB20.jpg | ||
| Filename | NCRB20 | |
| Side 1 | Building with 1972 logo on roof. Around: OPENING 17-12-1982 and Rabobank | |
| Side 2 | Windmill. Around: HUESMOLEN | |
| Material | White metal | |
| Size (mm) | 20 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | Possibly on the opening of the shopping centre "Huesmolen" in Hoorn. The building may be a Rabobank office there that has since been closed. | |
| Source | Kooij | |
| File:NCRB21.jpg | ||
| Filename | NCRB21 | |
| Side 1 | 1972 logo, around: RABO BANK and 1985 between sprigs | |
| Side 2 | Arms of Hoogezand-Sappemeer above sprigs. Around: HOOGEZAND-SAPPEMEER | |
| Material | Brass | |
| Size (mm) | 20 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | Occasion for issue unknown. | |
| Source | Kooij | |
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| Filename | NCRB22 | |
| Side 1 | 1972 logo | |
| Side 2 | Crowned arms of Vlagtwedde (canon above sheaf of wheat). Around: •885 1985• and VLAGTWEDDE 1100 JAAR | |
| Material | Brass | |
| Size (mm) | ||
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | Occasion for issue unknown. | |
| Source | https://bedrijfshistorie.rabobank.com | |
| File:NCRB23.jpg | ||
| Filename | NCRB23 | |
| Side 1 | 1972 logo with 75 and jaar above Rabobank Gieten. 1913 above, GIETEN below | |
| Side 2 | Crowned arms of Gieten (jumping greyhound) | |
| Material | Copper-nickel | |
| Size (mm) | 30 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | 75th anniversary of the local bank | |
| Source | Kooij | |
| File:NCRB24.jpg | ||
| Filename | NCRB24 | |
| Side 1 | 1972 logo above Rabobank. Around: 90 jaar and 1898-1988 | |
| Side 2 | Arms of Nibbixwoud (perch) | |
| Material | Copper-nickel | |
| Size (mm) | 30 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | 90th anniversary of the local bank | |
| Source | Kooij | |
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| Filename | NCRB25 | |
| Side 1 | Carousel with 75 jaar. Around: RABOBANK ALPHEN EN RIEL and 11 MEI 1991 | |
| Side 2 | Ram between arms of Alphen en Riel (mountains) and 1. Around: 1991 and HAMEL (castrated ram) | |
| Material | Copper | |
| Size (mm) | 30 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | 75th anniversary of the local bank. Denomination 1 hamel is fantasy. At the time, similar tokens were produced for local events and accepted by some shopkeepers during the event. NCRB25 varieties
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| Source | https://bedrijfshistorie.rabobank.com | |
| File:NCRB26.jpg | ||
| Filename | NCRB26 | |
| Side 1 | 1972 logo, 1991 between Utrecht mintmark and mintmaster mark (bow and arrow, C. van Draanen) above, Onderneem't met de Rabobank (undertake it with Rabobank) | |
| Side 2 | Utrecht mintmark (caduceus). Around: 's RIJKS MUNT (state mint) | |
| Material | Brass | |
| Size (mm) | 23 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | Included in the 1991 packaged sets of circulation coins | |
| Source | Kooij | |
| File:NCRB27.jpg | ||
| Filename | NCRB27 | |
| Side 1 | Building. Below Rabobank / te Leerdam | |
| Side 2 | 1972 logo above Rabobank / 11 september 1992. Around: Coöperatieve Rabobank and Leerdam en Omstreken (Leerdam and environs) | |
| Material | Brass | |
| Size (mm) | 26 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | Occasion for issue unknown. The building is not the last office in Leerdam (opened in 2018, now vacated) | |
| Source | Kooij | |
| File:NCRB28.jpg | ||
| Filename | NCRB28 | |
| Side 1 | 1972 logo above •JUNI 1994•. Around: RABOBANK AANGENAAM (pleased to meet you) and DE OOST-GELDERSE RABOBANKEN | |
| Side 2 | Main entrance, state mint, Utrecht above BEZOEK 's RIJKS MUNT (visit the state mint). Around: HET GELD HIER UIT METAAL VERKREGEN ZIJ NOOIT TEN VLOEK DOCH STEEDS TEN ZEGEN. (may the money made here from metal be never a curse and always a blessing) - inscription above the entrance pictured. | |
| Material | Brass | |
| Size (mm) | 30 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | Occasion for issue unknown. | |
| Source | Kooij | |
| File:NCRB29.jpg | ||
| Filename | NCRB29 | |
| Side 1 | 1994 logo. Around: Rabobank, -1995-, Hoog Catharijne (shopping centre in Utrecht), 12 5-pointed stars, all in a pearl circle | |
| Side 2 | 12 5-pointed stars in a pearl circle | |
| Material | Brass | |
| Size (mm) | 40 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | Occasion for issue unknown. The stars are reminiscent of an analog clock | |
| Source | Kooij | |
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| Filename | NCRB30 | |
| Side 1 | 1994 logo. Around: Rabobank, West Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen | |
| Side 2 | Handshake. Around: samen sterk (strong together), DJH monogram (designer D.J. Hegeman) left, heraldic lily with S in top leaf (minter Schelde munt) right | |
| Material | Copper-nickel pill, copper ring | |
| Size (mm) | ||
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | Merger of local banks into regional bank in 1997. NCRB30 varieties
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| Source | https://bedrijfshistorie.rabobank.com | |
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| Filename | NCRB31 | |
| Side 1 | 5,- (denomination, 5 gulden), fish in net above and below. Left: Rabobank logo, Utrecht mintmark and mintmaster mark (bow and arrow, C. van Draanen) and 't vroon (a traditional fishing ground) | |
| Side 2 | Two fish, nine crosses, numbers in frames. Legend: Gemeente (community) Woudrichem 1973 1998 | |
| Material | Copper-nickel | |
| Size (mm) | ||
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | 100 years Rabobank, 25 years Woudrichem | |
| Source | https://bedrijfshistorie.rabobank.com | |
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| Filename | NCRB32 | |
| Side 1 | Ear of wheat, plow, horizon, Utrecht mintmark and mintmaster mark (bow and arrow, C. van Draanen). Around: •Rabobank 100 jaar• / oprichting CCRB & CCB / 1898 (founding of Centrale Coöperatieve Raiffeisen Bank and Centrale Boerenleen Bank) | |
| Side 2 | Portrait. Around: WILHELMINA and KONINGIN (queen) | |
| Material | White metal | |
| Size (mm) | 33 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | Series centennial Rabobank | |
| Source | Kooij | |
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| Filename | NCRB33 | |
| Side 1 | Map of the Netherlands with 19 / 72, Utrecht and Eindhoven indicated with stars, Utrecht mintmark and mintmaster mark (bow and arrow, C. van Draanen). Around: •Rabobank 100 jaar• Year of the merger. | |
| Side 2 | Portrait. Around: JULIANA and KONINGIN (queen) | |
| Material | White metal | |
| Size (mm) | 33 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | Series centennial Rabobank | |
| Source | Kooij | |
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| Filename | NCRB34 | |
| Side 1 | Left: 19/94, Utrecht mintmark and mintmaster mark (bow and arrow, C. van Draanen) Around: •Rabobank 100 jaar• and De Mens Centraal (people have priority) Right: People walking forward. | |
| Side 2 | Portrait. Around: BEATRIX and KONINGIN (queen) | |
| Material | White metal | |
| Size (mm) | 33 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | Series centennial Rabobank | |
| Source | Kamolov@Numista | |
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| Filename | NCRB35 | |
| Side 1 | Pennants, Utrecht mintmark and mintmaster mark 1998 (bow and arrow, C. van Draanen) Around: •Rabobank 100 jaar• and Toekomst door Samenspel (Future through Collaboration) | |
| Side 2 | Overlapping silhouets, crown above. Around: BEATRIX JULIANA WILHELMINA | |
| Material | White metal | |
| Size (mm) | 33 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| Notes | Series centennial Rabobank | |
| Source | Kooij | |
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| Filename | NCRB37 | |
| Side 1 | Building entry. Around: Rabobank Leidschendam-Voorburg between heraldic lily with S (minter Schelde munt) and DJH monogram (designer D.J. Hegeman); Opening kantoor (branch office) Liguster 10-9-1999 | |
| Side 2 | 1994 logo Rabobank. Around: Rabobank and Leidschendam-Voorburg | |
| Material | Copper-nickel | |
| Size (mm) | 30 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | 9.3 | |
| Notes | Mintage: 650 | |
| Source | jezuss | |
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| Filename | NCRB38 | |
| Side 1 | Building entry. Around: Rabobank Leidschendam-Voorburg between heraldic lily with S (minter Schelde munt) and DJH monogram (designer D.J. Hegeman); Opening kantoor (branch office) Liguster 10-9-1999 | |
| Side 2 | 1994 logo Rabobank. Around: Rabobank and Leidschendam-Voorburg | |
| Material | Brass pill, copper-nickel ring | |
| Size (mm) | 30 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | 10.4 | |
| Notes | ||
| Source | jezuss | |
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| Filename | NCRB40 | |
| Side 1 | Person on road in landscape. Legend: KEULSEBAAN | |
| Side 2 | 1 between Utrecht mintmark and mintmaster mark (bow and arrow, C. van Draanen). Inner ring: STAMPERKE (fantasy denomination) VVV BOXTEL (tourism agency) 1996. Outer ring: GEMEENTE (town of) BOXTEL•GARANTIE (guarantee) RABOBANK BOXTEL• | |
| Material | Copper-nickel | |
| Size (mm) | 30 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | 9.4 | |
| Notes | ||
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| Filename | NCRB36 | |
| Side 1 | Building. Around: Rabobank Hoogvliet-Poortugaal and Bedrijven Advies Centrum - Enterprises Consulting Centre | |
| Side 2 | 1994 logo Rabobank / Advies / Centrum / Koddeweg 31-33 / 010 26 31 240 (bow and arrow, C. van Draanen) | |
| Material | Copper-nickel | |
| Size (mm) | 38 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | 22.3 | |
| Notes | 2001 | |
| Source | jezuss | |
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| Filename | NCRB39 | |
| Side 1 | Rabobank | |
| Side 2 | Blank | |
| Material | Blue plastic | |
| Size (mm) | 38 mm | |
| Weight (grams) | 22.3 | |
| Notes | 2014. Paired with similar consumption token with the logo of the WISH Outdoor annual music event on the festival grounds "De Aa" in Beek en Donk | |
| Source | jezuss | |
Art medals
While art medals are not tokens, they fit into the series presented above. Rather than commercial or advertising instruments, art medals tend to be souvenirs or rewards after a project is completed successfully. Thechnically, the difference between the two is not sharp, but an art medal often has a higher relief.
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| Filename | NCRB1M | |
| Side 1 | Crowned arms of the city of Leeuwarden, 1972 logo below. Around: RABOBANK LEEUWARDEN APRIL 1983 | |
| Side 2 | Landschapshuis on Tweebaksmarkt, initials HvB (Hendrik van Bommel) underneath. Around: DE OUDE MUNT (the old mint) and TE LEEUWARDEN (in Leeuwarden). | |
| Material | Patinated bronze | |
| Size (mm) | 40 | |
| Weight (grams) | 34.3 | |
| Notes | Produced by Begeer. Given to invitees on the opening of a new building on Verlengde Schrans on 12th April, housing the city and regional HQ. NCRB41 varieties
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| Source | Rabobank company history | |
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| Filename | NCRB2M | |
| Side 1 | Local headquarters building. Above: RABOBANK PURMEREND 1972 logo. Below: OPENING HOOFDKANTOOR 27 OKTOBER 1983 | |
| Side 2 | Drawbridge with gate behind small ships. DE BEEMSTER POORT TE PURMEREND ANNO 1612, 1972 logo below. | |
| Material | Bronze | |
| Size (mm) | 50 | |
| Weight (grams) | 55 | |
| Notes | On the opening of the local bank headquarters in Purmerend, site of a large weekly cattle market | |
| Source | NEPK | |
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| Filename | NCRB3M | |
| Side 1 | Logo 750th anniversary of the town of The Hague in decorated circle. TOEKOMST DOOR SAMENSPEL - future through teamwork (compare NCRB35 above). | |
| Side 2 | Front view of Ridderzaal. Below: 20-6-1998 and Rabobank. Around: •MET RESPECT VOOR DE VRIJWILLIGER - with respect for volunteers. | |
| Material | Bronze | |
| Size (mm) | 60 | |
| Weight (grams) | 97.4 | |
| Notes | Produced by Begeer. Construction of Ridderzaal, the central hall of the Binnenhof fortified complex started in or shortly after 1248. This date is taken as the founding date of the town (The Hague never got city rights). Today, Binnenhof is the seat of the Dutch government and Ridderzaal is used for ceremonial sessions. NCRB3M varieties
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| Source | NEPK | |