Dutch die rotation

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September 11, 2009, 12:42:35 AM Last Edit: March 01, 2010, 10:42:46 PM by Rupert
See "Striking errors", Reply #4:-

http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php/topic,4106.msg24269.html#msg24269

The Dutch had a coin (maybe more than one) deliberately designed like that before they went euro - can't remember the denomination.

chrisild

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September 11, 2009, 04:04:33 PM
Quote from: Ice Torch on September 11, 2009, 12:42:35 AM
The Dutch had a coin (maybe more than one) deliberately designed like that before they went euro - can't remember the denomination.

Not quite sure what "like that" refers to, but even after the introduction of the euro the Dutch mint made a coin with the old orientation, I think. Don't have my coins at hand, but I think it was the Australia Fiver. I found that funny, with Australia being upside down and all ... ;)

Christian

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September 11, 2009, 09:12:19 PM
As a rule, Dutch coins until 1980 were struck in coin alignment. With the introduction of the Queen Beatrix coins (designed by Bruno Ninaber van Eyben) it turned out that the traditional coin alignment didn't work out well. Without being too technical, this has to do with the medians on each of both dies. Minting the Beatrix coins in an ↑← alignment proved to give the best results.
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