section_path: Coins
section_name: Coins
paragraph_text: Coins
  
  In 1794, silver coins were issued for use in the Dutch West Indies in denominations of 2 stuiver, 1 ⁄ 4, 1, and 3 guilders. The Dutch guilder was reintroduced in 1828, and some 1 guilder coins were cut into quarters and stamped with a "C" in 1838 to produce 1 ⁄ 4 -guilder coins.
  
  In 1900 and 1901, silver 1 ⁄ 10 and 1 ⁄ 4 -guilder coins were introduced, which circulated alongside Dutch coins. Following the German occupation of the Netherlands and the separation of the Netherlands Antillean currency from the Dutch, a bronze 1-cent coin was introduced in 1942, followed by a cupro-nickel 5-cent coin in 1943. Bronze 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 cent and silver 1 and 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 guilders were introduced in 1944. The coinage of 1941–44 was minted in the United States and carried "P" or "D" mintmarks, and for most denominations a small palm tree. This money was also intended for use in Suriname. The alternate Dutch names for some of these coins are: 5 cent— stuiver; 10 cent— dubbeltje; 25 cent— kwartje; and 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 guilders— rijksdaalder.
  
  From 1952, the name "Nederlandse Antillen" appeared on the coins. In 1970, nickel replaced silver, although the 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 -guilder coin was not reintroduced until 1978. Aluminium 1 and 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 cents were introduced in 1979. In 1989, aluminium 1 and 5 cents, nickel-bonded-steel 10 and 25 cents, and aureate-steel 50 cents, 1 and 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 guilders were introduced. Aureate-steel 5-guilder coins followed in 1998.