5 Gulden - Willem-Alexander The Blue Wave

Features

Issuer	Curaçao (Dutch Caribbean)
Issuing bank	Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten (Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten)
King	Willem-Alexander (2013-date)
Type	Non-circulating coins
Year	2026
Value	5 Guilder (5 Gulden) 5 XCG = USD 2.77
Currency	Caribbean gulden
Composition	Silver (.925)
Weight	11.9 g
Diameter	29 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Coloured, Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Issued	1 May 2026
Number	N# 581398

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Commemorative issue

Curaçao into FIFA World Cup 2026

Obverse

Head of King Willem-Alexander facing right dividing value

Script: Latin

Lettering:
WILLEM-ALEXANDER
5 G
KONING DER NEDERLANDEN

Unabridged legend: 5 Gulden

Translation: King of the Netherlands

Reverse

A blue wave behind a silhouet of players. Football top right, flanked by two 5-pointed stars and privy and mint mark. The nickname ‘The Blue Wave’ above the wave. Name of the country in circular script to the left and further lettering and year around.

Script: Latin

Lettering: Curaçao selekshon nashonal di futbol 2026

Translation: Curaçao national football team 2026

Edge

Plain inscripted

Script: Latin

Lettering: ★ GOD ★ ZIJ ★ MET ★ ONS

Translation: God be with us

Mint

Royal Dutch Mint (Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt), Utrecht, Netherlands (1010-date)

Mark

Bert van Ravenswaaij, Mint Master, Royal Dutch Mint (2022-date)

Comments

The national football team of Curaçao, better known by the nickname ‘The Blue Wave’, has made history. For the first time in the country's history, and as the smallest country ever to do so, the team has qualified for the 2025 FIFA World Cup. To celebrate this, the Royal Dutch Mint, in collaboration with the Central Bank of Curaçao, is releasing a special commemorative coin: the Curaçao 5 Guilder ‘The Blue Wave’ in Silver Prooflike.

It had been hoped for for generations, and on November 18, 2025, the moment finally arrived: The Blue Wave qualified for the FIFA World Cup, led by experienced national coach Dick Advocaat. In the weeks leading up to the historic qualification, Curaçao slowly transformed into a vast blue sea: streets, houses, and cars turned blue. Now, eyes are set on the FIFA World Cup from June 11 to July 19, 2026, where the tournament kicks off for Curaçao on June 14 against Germany.

Source: Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt

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Date			Mintage		VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
2026			4 500									Prooflike

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Actual silver weight: 0.354 oz

Current silver price: 67.80 USD/oz (see silver price

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