coin
Catalog Number
1937.65.7g
Date of Origin
1906
Description
Dutch twentyfive cent coin. One side reads "25 cents 1906." The other side has a picture of Queen Wilhelmina. The inscription translates to Kingdom of Queen Wilhelmina.
History
The coin was donated by WIlliam Arendshorst. Mr. Arendshorst was born in Holland (Netherlands) in 1876. He came to the United States in the year 1890. He worked and lived in the city of Holland, Michigan as a manager of a truck company. He continued to be a community member up until his death, working as an eighth grade teacher in his later years. Most likely, he collected this coin to remind him of where he came from. He passed away in the late 1940's.
Gift of
Arendshorst, William
