Currency today : the Netherlands 01

The Netherlands...

long time ago, two countries, Belgium and the current 'Netherlands'.
A country with a turbulent history of monarchs, from popluar, to extremely unpopular and back to very popular...

A small overview of the Kings and Queens who were ruling the Netherlands since 1815.

Willem I

Wilhelmina van Pruisen

Willem II

Anna Paulowna

Emma

Willem III

Sophia

Wilhelmina

Hendrik

Willem

Maurits

Alexander

Juliana

Bernhard

Beatrix

Claus

Willem-Alexander

Máxima

Amalia

Alexia

Ariane

There is something special about the coins and the stamps...

First King Willem I (Guillaume I):

Willem I (facing right) - not in my collection

King Willem II

Willem II (facing left) - not in my collection

King Willem III

Willem III (facing right) - not in my collection

Queen (regent) Emma

She wasn't really Queen, her title was Queen-regent until her daughter Wilhelmina succeeded the throne.
There are no circulation coins with Queen (-regent) Emma.

Queen Wilhelmina

Queen Wilhemina - facing left

Queen Juliana

Queen Juliana - facing right

Queen Beatrix

Guilder coin Beatrix (facing left)

Euro coin Beatrix (facing left)

(soon) King Willem-Alexander (Willem IV)

King Willem - Alexander will be the new monarch on the Dutch coins... guess what side he will be facing...