News item | 05-09-2025 | 14:59
Every year the Ministry of Finance releases 2 special coins for collectors. With this, special facts, events or people are honored that mean a lot to the Netherlands. Recent examples are the themes 100 years TT Assen, Hollandse Waterlinies, 750 years of Amsterdam and 200 years KNRM. The collector coins have a value of € 5 or € 10 and are a legal tender in the Netherlands.
25 years of opening up the marriage
Last spring everyone was able to propose a theme via an internet consultation for a collector’s coin for the year 2026. From the many responses, the Minister of Finance Eelco Heinen, who is responsible for the Munting, opted for 25 years of opening up the marriage. On April 1, 2026, it is twenty -five years ago that the Netherlands, as the first country in the world, opened the civil marriage for partners of the same sex. The opening of civil marriage was an important step in their recognition. The Netherlands played a pioneering role in this; In the meantime, civil marriage has been opened in many other countries.
The Eise Eisinga Planetarium
In addition to 25 years of opening up the marriage, the Eise Eisinga Planetarium has also been selected. The Eise Eisinga Planetarium in Franeker was declared a World Heritage by UNESCO in 2023. The Planetarium, built between 1774 and 1781 by the Frisian Wolkammer and amateur astronomer Eise Eisinga, is the oldest working planetarium in the world. It is an accurate moving model of the solar system, where the position of the sun, moon and the then known five planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn) can be seen at any time of the day. The recognition by UNESCO emphasizes the exceptional and unique value of this heritage.
Design
Now that the themes for 2026 have been announced, a public call will follow to recruit artists. The Munt Advice Committee then selects some artists who are asked to make a currency design. The Minister of Finance selects the winning draft on the advice of the Munt Advisory Committee.