5 Cents

1943 year


Nickel brass (Alpaca / New Silver)	4.3 g	-

Description

Issuer	Suriname
Queen	Wilhelmina (1890-1948)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Year	1943
Value	5 Cents (5 Cent) (0.05&nbspSRG)
Currency	Guilder (1826-2003)
Composition	Nickel brass (Alpaca / New Silver)
Weight	4.3 g
Size	18 × 18 mm
Thickness	1.5 mm
Shape	Square with rounded corners
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Updated	2024-10-07

References

Numista	N#5046
Rarity index	16%

Reverse

Denomination within circles divides date at sides, shells at corners of coin

Script: Latin

Lettering:
5c
1943

Unabridged legend: 5 Cents

Designer: Johannes Cornelis Wienecke

Edge

Plain

Comment

These coins were struck for both Suriname and Curaçao:

1943 (P)
------ 2'000'000 Curaçao (1'500'000 struck in 1944)
------ 6'595'000 Suriname (all struck in 1944)

While Krause lists these coins under Curaçao (KM#40), more coins were struck for Suriname though, where it is not listed. Discussion has taken place where to put these coins in the Numista catalog. In the Dutch catalog Muntalmanak (Schulman), the coin is placed under the Netherlands and in the Dutch catalog regarding the overseas territories (Scholten) the coins can be found under the West-Indies section (1364).
The concerning referees decided to put them under both the countries on Numista.

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the 5 Cents 1943 coin from Suriname is that it was made of Nickel brass, also known as Alpaca or New Silver, which is a copper alloy that contains nickel and sometimes zinc. This material was used to produce coins during World War II as a substitute for traditional metals like copper and silver, which were in short supply at the time. The use of Nickel brass in coin production was a common practice during the war years, and it's an interesting aspect of the history of coinage.