Netherlands €2 2011 Commemorative. Erasmus of Rotterdam. BU

A Modern Rarity: Netherlands 2011 Commemorative €2. Erasmus of Rotterdam

This is the first commemorative €2 coin in Dutch history. It pays tribute to one of the great Dutchmen: the humanist Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam on the 500th anniversary of the publication of his greatest work, The Praise of Folly (Lof der Zotheidor or Moriae Encomium), a satirical critique of society and the Catholic church. The collector versions of this coin sold out on issue and we cannot guarantee significant quantities.Comes in card as shown. Mintage: 10,000