1996 AD., Netherlands, Beatrix, Medallic Coinage, Willem Barentsz wintering in Nova Zembla 500th anniversary commemorative, Utrecht mint, 5 Ecu, KM X 121.

Netherlands, Beatrix, Medallic Coinage, Euro Series, 500th anniversary – Willem Barentsz wintering in Nova Zembla, engraver: Willem Vis (rev.), Royal Dutch Mint, Utrecht, 1996 AD.,
5 Ecu (ø 33 mm / 15,26 g), copper-nickel, mintage 100.000 , axis medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), reeded edge,
Obv.: KONINKRIJK DER NEDERLANDEN / 5 / EURO / 1996 , dove flying left, carrying a stylized olive branch, circle of 12 stars before, ancient Dutch arms above, two privy marks flanking date: bow (left) and winged caduceus (right).
Rev.: WILLEM / BARENTSZ / 1596 NOVA / ZEMBLA / 1597 , bust of Barentsz facing, two-masted boat caught in ice and polar bear to right engraver´s mark, a small incuse fish containing a W below.
KM X 121 .

Year / Mintage
1996 / 100.000

Willem Barentsz (anglicized as William Barents or Barentz) (c. 1550 – 20 June 1597) was a Dutch navigator, cartographer, and Arctic explorer. He went on three expeditions to the far north in search for a Northeast passage. During his third expedition, the crew was stranded on Novaya Zemlya for almost a year. Barentsz died on the return voyage in 1597. In the 19th century, the Barents Sea was named after him.

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