Netherlands 5 Euro 2018 Leeuwarden Two sides Coloured

From the year 1985 a European city is chosen as the Cultural Capital of Europe. From the year 2004 onwards, there are two cities each year. In the year 2018, Leeuwarden, the capital of Friesland (a Dutch province) together with Valletta (Malta), are the European Capitals of Culture. The aim of the Cultural Capital is to make the diversity and characteristics of the different European cultures more visible and that the people of the EU get to know each other better. To celebrate that Leeuwarden (in Frisian Ljouwert) is the Cultural Capital of 2018, there is a beautiful special 5 Euro coin, coloured on both sides, which we have available from stock. The front of this coin is datistically executed, i.e. it is a mixture of culture jewellery (Mata Hari), art (van Doesburg), history (Frisian boat) and typical Frisian characteristics such as a Frisian horse, water, the Horn of the Culture and much more are shown on the face of this special coin. These characteristics come forward through the different colours. In the outer ring of the coin the text æLeeuwarden - Fryslan European Capital of CultureÆ is coloured red-white-blue and the value indication of 5 Euro is orange coloured. On the reverse of the coin a flower rosette is depicted, a typical Frisian wood carving. With a special sculpting technique, the wood from a lime tree is carved into beautiful flower figures. This is not completely round and that is the reason why the inside of the face is not completely round either. This flower figure is perfectly coloured with even the colour nuances visible. In the outer ring of the coin is the text æWillem Alexander Koning Der NerderlandÆ and the year 2018. These are coloured in orange as is the head of King Willem Alexander. The quality of the coin is UNC (Uncirculated) and the coin is packaged in a plastic coin capsule.