Nazi Dutch Coins

 

WWII Dutch Occupation Coins – Designed Under Nazi Authority



Date: 1942–1943

Location: Nazi-occupied Netherlands

Medium: Zinc coinage

Collection: Yavneh Klos Collection, Dutch Occupation Archive 

These one, ten, and twenty-five cent coins were minted in the Netherlands during Nazi occupation and designed by Dutch National Socialist Nico de Haas. Struck in zinc to conserve metal for the war effort, they represent a physical manifestation of economic and political control under occupation. The designs blend traditional Dutch motifs with National Socialist aesthetics.

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