The Half guilder coin was a silver coin struck in the Kingdom of the Netherlands between 1818 and 1930. The obverse featured a portrait of the Dutch reigning King or Queen. On the reverse was a crowned Dutch coat of arms between the value. All coins were minted in Utrecht except the year 1829 and 1830 that were minted in Brussels.
| Dimensions | guilder 1818-1830 | guilder 1846-1919 | guilder 1921-1930 | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.38 gram | 5 gram | 5 gram | [1] [2] | |
| Diameter | 24 mm | 22 mm | 22 mm | |
| Thickness | ? mm | ? mm | ? mm | |
| Metal | Silver .893 | Silver .945 | Silver .720 |
| width= 1% | Monarch | width= 1% | Mint | width= 1% | Material | width= 3% | Obverse | width= 4% | Reverse | width= 2.5% | Edge | width= 2% | Minting years | width= 1% | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William I | Utrecht and Brussels | Silver | Kings bust to the right | Crowned Dutch coat of arms between value (G) under the coat of arms 50c | Smooth with edge lettering ‘GOD ZY MET ONS’ | 1818(U), 1819(U), 1822(U), 1829(B), 1830(B) | [3] | ||||||||
| William II | Utrecht | Silver | Kings bust to the left | Crowned Dutch coat of arms between value (G) under the coat of arms 50c | Reeded with no edge lettering | 1846-1848 | |||||||||
| William III | Utrecht | Silver | Kings bust to the right | Crowned Dutch coat of arms between value (G) under the coat of arms 50c | Reeded with no edge lettering | 1850, 1853, 1857-1864, 1866, 1868 | |||||||||
| Wilhelmina | Utrecht | Silver | Queens head with diadem to the left | Crowned Dutch coat of arms between value (G) under the coat of arms 50c | Reeded with no edge lettering | 1898 | |||||||||
| Wilhelmina | Utrecht | Silver | Queens head with diadem to the left | Crowned Dutch coat of arms between value (G) | Reeded with no edge lettering | 1904-1909 | |||||||||
| Wilhelmina | Utrecht | Silver | Queens bust with stoat cloak to the left | Crowned Dutch coat of arms between value (G) | Reeded with no edge lettering | 1910, 1912, 1913, 1919 | |||||||||
| Wilhelmina | Utrecht | Silver | Queens head to the left | Crowned Dutch coat of arms between value (G) | Reeded with no edge lettering | 1921, 1922, 1928-1930 |