2025 Netherlands 1 oz Silver Proof Lion Dollar (Box/COA)

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Celebrate the 450th anniversary of the iconic Lion Dollar with the 2025 Netherlands 1 oz Silver Proof Lion Dollar from the Royal Dutch Mint. Designed by renowned British artist Jody Clark, the coin reimagines the original 1575 Lion Dollar.

Coin Highlights:

• Contains 1 oz of .999 fine silver.
• Limited mintage of only 2,000 coins.
• Presented in a specially designed squared wooden coin holder with certificate of authenticity featuring blue acrylic accents and a geographic map of New Amsterdam, reflecting the Lion Dollar’s historic journey across the Atlantic.

The coin holder is designed to tell the story of the Lion Dollar’s connection to early American commerce and the origins of the modern dollar. Obverse: The obverse features a proud lion standing in a powerful pose, inspired by the original 1575 Dutch Lion Dollar.

The Latin inscription “CONFIDENS DNO NON MOVETVR” surrounds the design, translating to “He who trusts in the Lord is unwavering.” The design also includes the Royal Dutch Mint marks and the initials of designer Jody Clark. Reverse: The reverse showcases the Coat of Arms of Ascension Island, with a harnessed knight holding his sash and resting his other hand over the Coat of Arms of the Province of Holland, where the original Lion Dollar was minted in 1575.

The coin's denomination and 2025 date complete the design. Guaranteed by the Royal Dutch Mint.

Own a piece of numismatic history and celebrate 450 years of the iconic Lion Dollar.

Add this limited-mintage 2025 Silver Proof to your collection today and discover the historic connection between the Dutch Lion Dollar and the modern American dollar.

About the Lion DollarThe Lion Dollar is a century-old coin, mainly used in the trade overseas. There must be many coins that traveled the world this way and there are no doubt coins among them that fell from the ship and sank to the bottom of the ocean.

The bottom of the ocean is also the start of a new process: the formation of marble. Marble is created by the crumbling of rocks that sink, along with other organic materials.

This sediment sinks under various layers of the Earth and the accumulation of overlying Earth layers cause a high pressure. The sedimentary rock also comes closer to the Earth’s core, where the temperature is much higher.

The pressure and heat change the cell structure and create marble. A marble coin holder is perfect for this trade coin!

About the Royal Dutch MintThe Royal Dutch Mint is a company owned entirely by the Dutch State, and since 1807, the only Dutch entity that is allowed to strike and issue coins. On September 17, 1806, when The Netherlands was under the rule of King Louis Napoleon, he decided that the striking and distribution of coins should be by a single, national body.

This was in contrast to the Middle Ages custom of large trading cities having their own mint and coins, which resulted in several coins circulating within the country and many levels of controlling bureaucracy. Originally it was the intention to found the mint in the capital city of Amsterdam but, since there was insufficient finance available, it was decided to locate the national mint seat in Utrecht.

After Napoleon was defeated in 1813 and the Kingdom of the Netherlands was founded with William I as king, the mint was renamed as Rijks Munt. What is now known as Belgium was a part of the new kingdom, and a second mint was located in Brussels.

When Belgium achieved independence in 1839, the Rijks Munt became the only mint in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The provincial coins had been minted before the unification of the mint were still in circulation.

Due to their relatively high intrinsic value, the "new" coins would only gain popularity with the passage of time. In 1849, the provincial coins were officially taken out of circulation.

In 1901, the company was placed under the supervision of the Ministry of Finance, and in 1912 the mint officially became a company owned by the state. At the end of the German occupation during the Second World War in 1944, coins were produced in the United States.

This was necessary to ensure that there would be enough currency available after the liberation. In 1994, Rijks Munt was renamed as De Nederlandse Munt NV.

It became a company with 100% of its shares owned by the Dutch State. The queen awarded the company the prefix Koninklijk (Royal) five years later, and the company was allowed to call itself De Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt (The Royal Dutch Mint).