25 Cents 1999 [Aruba]

Coins-America

Reverse
Above a pattern of lines forming trapezoid and triangle shapes, the number 25 within one of the triangles and the Latin letter 'c' (25 cents).
Obverse
In the upper part, between horizontal lines, the country name in Dutch 'ARUBA'. On the left, the year of issue '1999'. On the right, the national coat of arms: a quarterly heraldic shield with a cross in the center; in the upper left quarter – an aloe plant; in the upper right – the Hooiberg hill; in the lower left – a handshake; in the lower right – a gear (cogwheel). A lion lies atop the shield; below the shield are laurel branches tied with a ribbon forming a bow. To the left above the shield, a drawn bow and arrow (mint master's mark of Chris van Draanen); to the right, a caduceus (mark of the Royal Dutch Mint in Utrecht).