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5 Cents
| Issuer | Centrale Bank van Suriname |
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| Year | 1987-2021 |
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| Currency | Guilder (1826-2003) |
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| Reverse lettering | 2017 5 CENT |
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| Mintage | 1987 - No marks - 1988 - No marks - 1988 - Proof; No marks - 1,500 2004 - In Sets only - 4,000 2005 - In Sets only - 1,500 2006 - In Sets only - 1,500 2007 - In Sets only - 1,000 2008 - In Sets only - 1,000 2009 - In Sets only - 1,000 2009 - No marks - 2010 - In Sets only - 1,000 2011 - In Sets only - 1,000 2012 - In Sets only - 2012 - No marks - 2013 - In Sets only - 650 2014 - No marks - 2015 - No marks - 2016 - No marks - 2017 - No marks - 2021 - No marks - |
| Additional information |
Suriname's switch to copper-plated steel for this denomination came as part of a broader monetary restructuring response to the country's prolonged economic crisis of the 1980s, during which inflation and foreign exchange shortages made the cost of alloy coinage increasingly untenable. The transition away from nickel-brass was a fiscal decision as much as a metallurgical one.
KM#12.1b spans an unusually long production window — over three decades — with several years showing no issues at all, reflecting the intermittent demand and irregular striking schedules typical of small Caribbean and South American central banks managing tight reserves.