A smooth border connects the front and back of each coin. The edge features the inscription GOD*ZIJ*MET*ONS (God be with us).
Sint Maarten and Curaçao, along with Aruba, Bonaire, St. Eustatius, Saba, and the Netherlands, comprise the Kingdom of the Netherlands, with King Willem-Alexander as head of state.
The coin features a golden effigy of the King, along with his name ‘Willem-Alexander’ and the words ‘Koning der Nederlanden’ (King of the Netherlands).
A golden inlay features the Coat of Arms of Sint Maarten. The Coat of Arms features several national symbols, such as a shield with a rising sun, the brown pelican, the Courthouse, the border monument, and the national flower orange-yellow sage. Under the shield is a ribbon with the Latin inscription: Semper Pro Grediens (always progressing).
Underneath the coat of arms are two Green Sea Turtles native to the Caribbean Sea. Young sea turtles hatch from nests dug by their mothers on sandy beaches and spend the first 3 to 5 years of their lives in floating sargassum fields. These fields provide protection from predators and a source of food. Juveniles are carnivorous, feeding on invertebrates and small fish. Male turtles never return to land, while females only come ashore as adults to lay eggs.
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