5 Cents

Features

Issuer Suriname
Period Republic (1975-date)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1987-2021
Value 5 Cents (5 Cent) (0.05 SRG)
Currency Guilder (1826-2003)
Composition Copper plated steel
Weight 3 g
Size 18 × 18 mm
Thickness 1.51 mm
Shape Square with rounded corners
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Number
N#
6047
References KM# 12.1b
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Obverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering:
JUSTITIA PIETAS FIDES
SURINAME

Translation: Justice, Piety, Faith

Reverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering:
2017
5
CENT

Edge

Plain

5 Cents -  obverse

© Julio Vega (CC BY-NC-SA)

Mints

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

Mark

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

Comments

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.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1987  $ 0.38 $ 0.91 $ 0.91 $ 0.91 15% No marks
1988  $ 0.51 $ 0.51 $ 0.51 $ 0.75 $ 0.75 $ 0.95 65% No marks
1988  1 500 3% Proof; No marks
2004  Sailboat 4 000 0.8% In Sets only
2005  Sailboat 1 500 0.7% In Sets only
2006  Sailboat 1 500 0.5% In Sets only
2007  Sailboat 1 000 0.7% In Sets only
2008  Sailboat 1 000 0.7% In Sets only
2009  Sailboat 1 000 2% In Sets only
2009  $ 1.40 $ 1.40 $ 1.40 9% No marks
2010  Sailboat 1 000 0.6% In Sets only
2011  Sailboat 1 000 1.1% In Sets only
2012  Sailboat 0.5% In Sets only
2012  $ 1.30 7% No marks
2013  Sailboat 650 0.3% In Sets only
2014  $ 1.10 $ 1.10 9% No marks
2015  $ 1.60 $ 2.30 7% No marks
2016  0.12% No marks
2017  1.3% No marks
2021  0.5% No marks

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