1 cent of William I, 1827
Details
What could it buy?
In 1819 a worker in the Netherlands usually earned between 40 cents and 1 guilder a day, depending on the trade: 40 to 100 of these coins. A white loaf cost about 20 cents around 1820.
Approximate, in the prices and wages of the time.
The story
1 cent from 1827, issued in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands under William I. So worn that the inscriptions are illegible.
