Rik van de Westelaken strikes first euro coin for 25 years equal marriage in the Netherlands
April 17, 2026
Today, Rik van de Westelaken struck the very first commemorative coin in honor of 25 years of opening up marriage to same-sex couples in the Netherlands at the Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam. The commemorative coin, struck by the Royal Dutch Mint on behalf of the Ministry of Finance, is a tribute to a quarter century of equal marriage rights in the Netherlands and has a nominal value of five euros.
From Royal Dutch Mint