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This week the First Strike of the Maastricht Treaty coin will take place! Do you know which countries signed the Maastricht Treaty? The Royal Dutch Mint will give away five Maastricht Treaty 5 euro coins Silver Proof to people who have answered this question correctly! Enter our giveaway and win! If you can name which countries first held referendums before signing the treaty, you even have a double chance! Read more

Multiple Paralympic snowboarding champion Bibian Mentel (September 27, 1972 - March 29, 2021) passed away a year ago. Bibian was multiple champion snowboarding and after she had to have her leg amputated due to cancer, she continued with top sport and became a figurehead for the Paralympics. In addition to her sports career, she was committed to getting children and young adults with a physical challenge into sports. Now, Bibian is honoured by the Royal Dutch Mint with her own issue, available to order on royaldutchmint.com. Read more

In recent years, the Royal Dutch Mint has restruck Lion Dollars from the most famous provinces, such as Utrecht, Zeeland, Gelderland, Holland and Overijssel. But did you know that Dutch cities have also minted Lion Dollars in the past? This year we are restriking the rare Lion Dollar from Nijmegen. Read more