Royal Dutch Mint has announced a new coin, €10 Tulips gold proof coin, The first official Dutch 10 euro commemorative coin of 2012. The coin is to commemorate 400 years of diplomatic relations between the Netherlands and Turkey. The coins are struck in .900 gold fineness and weight at 6.72 gram. The coin will start to be delivered on 26 March 2012 and comes in a luxury wooden box with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity. Only 2,000 pieces of the gold proof coin will be minted. Why Tulip as a symbol for Dutch 400 years of diplomatic relations with Turkey? Its all because of Tulipomania or "Tulip Mania" during Dutch Golden Age in 1630's. In 1612, Dutch send their first ambassador to Istanbul. During Tulip Mania, people in Europe are buying tulip bulbs at a very high price.
The obverse depicts the portrait of Queen Beatrix, accompanied by a flowering tulip as a national symbol. On the reverse side is a closed tulip seen in conjunction with the Turkish flag, a metaphorical representation of the native land of the tulip.
Technical Specifications:
Metal: Gold
Content: 900/1000
Weight: 6.72 g
Diameter: 22.5 mm
Grade: Proof
Nominal value: 10 euros
Circulation: 2,000
For more information and coins that being offered by Royal Dutch Mint, you can visit www.knm.nl.
