Royal Dutch Mint

5 euro

15,5 g

33 mm

Silver 925°

12500 pcs.

Laser engraved die

Tine Melzer

Royal Dutch Mint

The obverse shows a portrait of Queen Beatrix in front of a world map of fingerprints as a matt layer on a shiny coin: a symbol for the collective ownership of the Dutch World Heritage and a worldwide symbol of Dutch culture. On the back of the coin, the world map runs through what appears as the world. This side shows a hand-painted map of Amsterdam and displays the historical canal district according to the official UNESCO map.

The coin shows a miniature map of the Amsterdam Canal district, and shows the World Map made by fingerprints. The Amsterdam Canals are 400 years old and part of the UNESCO world heritage. The coin features also the UNESCO logo, mintmarks.