¼ Gulden large type, narrow rims

Features

Issuer	Indonesia › Netherlands East Indies (1601-1949)
Queen	Wilhelmina (1890-1948)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1937-1945
Value	¼ Gulden
Currency	Gulden (decimalized, 1854-1948)
Composition	Silver (.720) (Copper .280)
Weight	3.18 g
Diameter	18.9 mm
Thickness	1.3 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	1 January 1952
Number	N# 6565
References	KM# 319 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 16 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

The Dutch coat of arms dividing the value, date at the bottom.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
NEDERL. INDIE.
¼ G
1942

Translation: Dutch East Indies

Reverse

Solar disk with 7 rays. The denomination inside the disk in two lines in Malayan and between rays in Javanese.

Scripts: Arabic, Javanese

Lettering:
سڤرامڤت
روڤيه
ꦱꦥꦿꦥꦠ꧀ ꦫꦸꦥꦶꦪꦃ

Translation: One quarter gulden

Edge

Reeded

Mints

	Royal Dutch Mint (Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt), Utrecht, Netherlands (1010-date)
P	United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
S	United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date)

Marks

	W.J. van Heteren, Mint Master, Royal Dutch Mint (1933-1942)
	Netherlands overseas, minted in the United States (1941-1945)

Comments

For the 1941 P issue, 31,688,000 were minted in 1941 and 3,259,000 were minted in 1942.

Obverse
Die 1 - squat script, mesh in R wide.
Die 2 - tall script, mesh in R vertically elongated.
Picture: © Images courtesy of Alexandr Prokofyev.

Reverse
Die A - squat script, diamonds in groups by three symmetrically positioned, vertically orientated.
Die B - tall script, diamonds in groups by three asymmetrically positioned, rotated counterclockwise.
Picture: © Images courtesy of Alexandr Prokofyev.

Combinations
1+A: 1937-1939.
2+B: 1941 P, 1941 S, 1942 S, 1945 S.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1937	8 000 000				$ 3.80	$ 7.40	$ 7.40	$ 13		8%
1938	12 000 000				$ 8.60	$ 8.60	$ 8.60	$ 15		8%
1939	10 400 000				$ 7.30	$ 7.30	$ 11			8%
1939									Proof	0.2%
1941 P	34 947 000	$ 4.20	$ 6.10	$ 6.10	$ 6.40	$ 8.00	$ 9.00	$ 9.80		66%
1941 S	5 053 000				$ 6.10	$ 6.10	$ 6.10	$ 6.10		7%
1942 S	32 000 000			$ 6.00	$ 6.70	$ 8.50	$ 8.70	$ 8.70		29%
1945 S	56 000 000				$ 6.50	$ 8.50	$ 8.50	$ 12		22%

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Bullion value: USD 5.02 Search tips

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Actual silver weight: 0.074 oz

Current silver price: 68.17 USD/oz (see silver price

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 169 Lot 2070	20 Sep 2025	1937	XF	USD 29.98 (EUR 26.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Summer Evening Auction 162 Lot 1782	7 Jul 2025	1937	XF	USD 35.75 (EUR 31.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 161 Lot 1842	18 Jun 2025	1937	XF	USD 33.44 (EUR 29.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 169 Lot 2071	20 Sep 2025	1939	AU	USD 16.15 (EUR 14.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Heritage Auctions 2024 November 1 - 2 World & Ancient Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction 3119 Lot 31624	1 Nov 2024	1939 – Proof	UNC (NGC PR66)	USD 10 800.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
© Heritage Auctions
	Heritage Auctions 2025 September 29 Spotlight: Netherlands & Dutch Colonies World Coins Showcase Auction 61549 Lot 22242	29 Sep 2025	1941 P	UNC	The lot includes several items.
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	Heritage Auctions 2025 June 2 Spotlight: Netherlands & Dutch Colonies World Coins Showcase Auction 61513 Lot 22243	2 Jun 2025	1945 S	UNC (NGC MS63)	USD 780.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 188 Lot 1803	27 Mar 2026	1945 S	AU	USD 21.91 (EUR 19.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 67 Lot 2564	24 Sep 2022	Undetermined	UNC	USD 23.07 (EUR 20.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 141 Lot 3415	25 Oct 2024	Undetermined	AU	USD 9.23 (EUR 8.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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