The twenty-five cent was a coin worth a quarter of decimal

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. It was used from the decimalisation of the currency in 1817 until the Netherlands adopted the

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as sole currency in 2002. The last minting was in 2001. The coin was the third-smallest denomination of the guilder when the currency was withdrawn, and the largest of a value less than one guilder. At first, the coin was minted with a layer of silver alloy. During the reign of King

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the coin became smaller from 1877 onwards. The new size of the coin would be the final size, except during the

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, when the coin was much bigger. From 1948 onwards, the coin was minted using nickel. Its last design originated from 1980, with

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as the monarch on its obverse. It was nicknamed the ''kwartje''. The nickname came from the

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word for a quarter (kwart), and the diminutive suffix ''-je'' (similar to the English ''-ie'').

Dimensions and weight

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Versions during the kingdom of the Netherlands

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Obverses and reverses
{{Currency and coinage of the Netherlands Guilder Coins of the Netherlands Twenty-five-cent coins