Netherlands

Ten-cent coin with hair styled into an updo, in a plastic holder. Note. At the exhibition The Rhine in the RAI. On the occasion of the opening of the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal (May 21 to June 15, 1952) visitors could buy such radioactive coins at the stand of the Queen Wilhelmina Fund (for the benefit of the Fund), where it was explained how 'nuclear energy' can be used against cancer. Front: KON. WILHELMINA FONDS - RIJN IN RAI 1952 - and Portrait of Queen Wilhelmina with a fine updo facing left - WILHELMINA KONINGIN DER NEDERLANDEN Reverse: RADIO ACTIVE THROUGH NEUTRON RADIATION Material: Silver 640/1000 Ag (dubbeltje) and plastic (holder) Weight: 2.27 grams Reference: RARE Quality: NO GRADE This lot is offered in our special SSA Numistrust selection auction, this special 6th auction runs until the last Tuesday of the month. This special Single Seller Auction contains exclusively collectibles from the reign of Queen Wilhelmina. View also our other offered lots at CataWiki: https://www.catawiki.com/en/u/29383408-numistrust-de-numismaat The quality designation is the professional assessment of Numistrust / the Numismaat, but please look closely at the images for your own impression. Shipping policy Our shipping costs are based on UPS shipping, including insurance up to a maximum of €1,000.00. No exceptions apply to our shipping rates. The standard rate applies to shipments from 1 gram to 4 kg. If combined shipping exceeds the maximum weight of 4 kg or the total value exceeds the insured amount of €1,000.00, the additional costs will be charged. For deliveries to islands and remote areas, any carrier surcharges may be charged at cost.

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