25 cent 1841-1859 Rijksgesticht Veenhuizen V3 

• 1841 
• Prison tokens 
• Maatschappij van weldadigheid 
• 0,25 gulden 

Society of beneficence: Mainly to prevent the purchase of spirits, their own money has been introduced since 1822 in the various asylums of the association "Society of beneficence". The first coins were made in the colonies themselves, from 1837 onwards, coins like this were struck for all colonies at the same time at the firm G. van Maanen. New coins of ½c, 1c, 5c, 10c (zinc), 15c, 25c, 50c and 100c (copper) were introduced in Veenhuizen in April or May 1841. These coins were provided with the letters MVW and the reverse V1 (founded 1), V2 (founded 2) or V3 (founded 3). After 1859 these coins were withdrawn from circulation.

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