5 Cents

Features

Issuer	Suriname
Period	Republic (1975-date)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1987-2021
Value	5 Cents (5 Cent) 0.05 SRD = USD 0.0013
Currency	Guilder (1826-2003)
Composition	Miedź plated stal
Weight	3 g
Size	18 × 18 mm
Thickness	1.51 mm
Shape	Kwadratowy z okrągłymi narożnikami
Technique	Frezowana
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Number	N# 6047
References	KM# 12.1b Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

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Obverse

(en) Coat of arms of Suriname supported by two natives. Legend below. The whole surrounded by a circle.

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
JUSTITIA PIETAS FIDES
SURINAME

Reverse

(en) Denomination divides year. The whole surrounded by a circle and design.

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
2017
5
CENT

Edge

Zwykły Automatically translated

Mints

	Royal Dutch Mint (Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt), Utrecht, Netherlands (1010-date)
	Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)

Mark

Maarten Theodoor Brouwer, Mint Master, Royal Dutch Mint (2003-2015)

Comments

(en)

In 2004, the Surinamese gulden was replaced by the Surinamese dollar. This coin was revalued at 1/20 of a dollar.

Coat of arms of Suriname (Source: Wikipedia)

Two main groups of dies are known.

Obverse
Die 1 - SURINAME in long script.
Die 2 - SURINAME in compressed script.

Reverse
Die A - fine script, "5" close to "E" of CENT.
Die B - bold script, "5" far from "E" of CENT.

Combinations

1+A Aluminium: 1976, 1978-1980, 1982, 1985, 1986.

1+A Copper plated steel: 1987, 1988, 2004 MS - 2008 MS, 2009, 2009 MS, 2010 MS, 2011 MS, 2012 MS, 2013 MS.
Picture: © Images courtesy of Alexandr Prokofyev.

2+B Copper plated steel: 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017.
Images: see main photos of the article.

Abbreviation
MS - mint set.

Present in sets

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Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1987				$ 1.00	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	(en) No marks	15%
1988		$ 0.65	$ 0.65	$ 0.65	$ 0.82	$ 0.82	$ 1.20	(en) No marks	63%
1988	1 500							(en) Proof; No marks	3%
2004	4 000							(en) In Sets only	0.9%
2005	1 500							(en) In Sets only	0.9%
2006	1 500							(en) In Sets only	0.8%
2007	1 000							(en) In Sets only	0.9%
2008	1 000							(en) In Sets only	0.8%
2009				$ 1.50	$ 1.50	$ 1.50		(en) No marks	9%
2009	1 000							(en) In Sets only	2%
2010	1 000						$ 1.40	(en) In Sets only	0.9%
2011	1 000							(en) In Sets only	1.2%
2012					$ 0.30	$ 0.61	$ 1.40	(en) No marks	7%
2012								(en) In Sets only	0.5%
2013	650							(en) In Sets only	0.3%
2014				$ 0.70	$ 0.91	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	(en) No marks	9%
2015						$ 1.70	$ 2.60	(en) No marks	7%
2016								(en) No marks	0.10%
2017								(en) No marks	1.7%
2021							$ 2.00	(en) No marks	5%

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