25 Gulden Netherlands Antilles (1954 – 2010) Silver Juliana of th ...

1973, Netherlands Antilles (Colony). Huge (45mm!) Silver 25 Gulden Coin. 41.87gm!

Mint Year: 1973 References: KM-14. Denomination: 2½ Gulden Condition:  MInor contact marks, otherwise UNCirculated! Material: Silver (.925) Weight: 41.87gm Diameter: 45mm

The Netherlands Antilles (Dutch: Nederlandse Antillen, Papiamentu: Antia Hulandes) was a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The country consisted of several island territories located in the Caribbean Sea. The islands were also informally known as the Dutch Antilles. The country came into being in 1954 as the autonomous successor of the Dutch colony of Curaçao and Dependencies, and was dissolved in 2010. The former Dutch colony of Surinam, although it was relatively close by on the continent of South America, did not become part of the Netherlands Antilles but became a separate autonomous country in 1954. All the island territories that belonged to the Netherlands Antilles remain part of the kingdom today, although the legal status of each differs. As a group they are still commonly called the Dutch Caribbean, regardless of their legal status.