2025 Netherlands 1 oz Proof Silver Parrot Duit (w/ Box/COA)

Product Details

Celebrate 50 years of Suriname’s independence with this silver reissue of the 1679 Parrot Duit. Limited to 200 pieces, struck in proof quality, featuring the Royal Dutch Mint marks and presented in a unique parrot-shaped display case.

Product Highlights:

• Contains 1 oz of .999 fine silver.
• Mintage of only 200 proofs.

The coin comes in a vibrant parrot-shaped display case, highlighting its design while securely presenting this collectible silver restrike. Obverse: Features a parrot on a branch with leaves indicating value.

On the historic coin the branch had one, two, three, or four leaves, indicating the coin’s original value in stuivers. Reverse: Features a decorative ornamental tree.

Guaranteed by the Royal Dutch Mint. Protect your product from fingerprints by adding these cotton gloves to your order.

A perfect collector’s piece for numismatists, history enthusiasts, and anyone celebrating Suriname’s golden anniversary of independence. Add the 2025 Netherlands 1 oz Silver Proof Parrot Duit to your cart today!

About the Parrot DuitOn November 25, 1975, Suriname gained independence after nearly three centuries as a Dutch colony, and to celebrate 50 years of freedom, the Royal Dutch Mint is issuing a special reissue of the historic Surinamese Papegaai Duit (Parrot Coin). Originally made of copper and about 20 mm in diameter, the Papegaai Duit features a parrot perched on a branch with one to four leaves, indicating the coin’s value, while the reverse is often blank or adorned with a decorative tree.

Parrots, beloved across Suriname, were chosen for the country’s first coins, which represented 1, 2, and 4 pounds of sugar, with each pound equaling one stuiver (five cents). To make these values easy to recognize, the coins used visual cues: a branch with one leaf for 1 stuiver, two leaves for 2 stuivers, and four leaves for 4 stuivers.

This carefully crafted restrike honors Suriname’s rich history and its milestone of 50 years of independence. About the Royal Dutch MintThe Royal Dutch Mint is fully owned by the Dutch state and has been the country’s sole authority for striking and issuing coins since 1807.

Its origins date back to 1806, when King Louis Napoleon decided that a single national body should handle coin production, replacing the medieval system where individual cities issued their own coins. The mint was initially planned for Amsterdam but was instead established in Utrecht due to financial constraints.

After the Netherlands became a kingdom in 1813 under King William I, it was renamed the Rijks Munt. A second mint in Brussels existed until Belgium gained independence in 1839, after which the Rijks Munt became the only mint in the kingdom.

Over the years, the mint became fully integrated under the Ministry of Finance, officially becoming a state-owned company in 1912. During World War II, coins were even produced in the United States to meet post-liberation demand.

In 1994, the mint was renamed De Nederlandse Munt NV, and in 1999 it received the royal designation De Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt, or the Royal Dutch Mint, reflecting its historic and official status as the nation’s coin producer.