Jan de Jong
BiographyIr. De Jong, the youngest Dutch mint master ever, is an engineer, graduated in Delft (NLD). He choose his sign, the hammer and anvil, because it represents the art of metalworking. Only as of June 1st, 1981, his mark could be seen on the circulating coins. The reason for this was to minimize the collectors appeal of the coins bearing the special privy mark. De Jong came to the mint with great ambition to reorganize and to make the institute a less bureaucratic and more profitable company. However, due to conservative forces within he was forced to give up his ambitions and resigned. He was succeeded by Van den Berg. Again, for the latter privy, no new mark was used (not even the previous mark with a star), because it would interfere with the production process. Also, a shortage of coins could occur due to collectors who would keep the rare coins out of circulation.
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Occupations
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Notable works (numismatics)
Aruba:
- 5 cents 1986-1988, KM# 1, hammer and anvil
- 10 cents 1986-1988, KM# 2, hammer and anvil
- 25 cents 1986-1988, KM# 3, hammer and anvil
- 50 cents 1986-1988, KM# 4, hammer and anvil
- 1 florin 1986-1988, KM# 5, hammer and anvil
- 2½ florin 1986-1988, KM# 6, hammer and anvil
- 25 florin 1986 "Status Aparte", KM# 7, hammer and anvil
