Colony of Curaçao and its Dependencies (1634-1948), Country of Curaçao (2010-present)
Dependency of the Netherlands
Location: ABC Islands
Capital City: Fort Amsterdam (1634-1674), Willemstad (1674-present)
Government type: Dutch Colony (1634-1948), Autonomous Country within the Netherlands (2010-present)
Main languages: Papiamento, Dutch, English
Main religions: Catholic Christianity
Chronology
1634: Dutch establish colony on Curaçao, with all other Dutch Caribbean territories subordinated to it
1948: Part of the Netherlands Antilles
2010: Netherlands Antilles dissolved, Curaçao an autonomous country within the kingdom
Currency
Real (1799-1828)
1 Real = 6 Stuivers
Gulden (1838-1954))
1 Gulden = 100 Cents
Caribbean Gulden (2025-present)
1 Gulden = 100 Cents
Coins from Curaçao in the collection
Colony (1634-1954)
•1 Cent, 1942 (Queen Wilhelmina (1890-1948), bronze, Philadelphia mint, KM#39a)
•1 Cent, 1944 (Queen Wilhelmina (1890-1948), brass, Denver mint, KM#41)
•2.5 Cent, 1944 (Queen Wilhelmina (1890-1948), bronze, Denver mint, KM#42)
•2.5 Cent, 1947 (Queen Wilhelmina (1890-1948), bronze, Utrecht mint, KM#42)
•5 Cent, 1943 (Queen Wilhelmina (1890-1948), nickel brass, Philadelphia mint, KM#40)
•5 Cent, 1948 (Queen Wilhelmina (1890-1948), cupronickel, Utrecht mint, KM#47)
•1/4 Gulden, 1900 (Queen Wilhelmina (1890-1948), silver (.640), Utrecht mint, KM#35)
Country (2010-present)
•5 Cent, 2025 (King Willem-Alexander (2013-present), nickel-plated steel, Ottawa mint)
•10 Cent, 2025 (King Willem-Alexander (2013-present), nickel-plated steel, Ottawa mint)
•25 Cent, 2025 (King Willem-Alexander (2013-present), nickel-plated steel, Ottawa mint)
•50 Cent, 2025 (King Willem-Alexander (2013-present), nickel-plated steel, Ottawa mint)
•1 Gulden, 2025 (King Willem-Alexander (2013-present), bronze-plated steel center in nickel-plated steel ring, Ottawa mint)
•5 Gulden, 2025 (King Willem-Alexander (2013-present), nickel-plated steel center in bronze-plated steel ring in nickel-plated steel ring, Ottawa mint)
Banknotes from Curaçao in the collection
Colony (1634-1954)
•1 Gulden, 1942 (P#35)