The gulden emerged as the official currency of the Burgundian Netherlands since the 1434 monetary reform done under Philip the Good, the currency of the Netherlands from the 15th century until 2002, when it was replaced by the euro.

Following the collapse of the Bank of Amsterdam in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars, in 1817 the United Kingdom of the Netherlands redefined the Gulden decimally divided into 100 cents.

The one-cent coin was a coin struck in the Kingdom of the Netherlands between 1817 and 1980. 

Since 1816 the caduceus is the mint mark of the Dutch Royal Mint and is present on most Utrecht minted coins. The mark is called "staff of Mercury" in Dutch, referring to the God Mercury. He is often depicted with a staff and symbolizes trade and profit, hence it's relation with a mint. The wings on top of the staff, as well as the two snakes, refer to Mercurius's Greek predecessor Hermes who is often seen with two wings on a helmet or on his sandals. 

William III (William Alexander Paul Frederick Louis 1817 – 1890) was King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1849 until his death in 1890. He was also the Duke of Limburg from 1849 until the abolition of the duchy in 1866.

William was the son of King William II and Anna Pavlovna of Russia. On the abdication of his grandfather William I in 1840, he became the Prince of Orange. On the death of his father in 1849, he succeeded as king of the Netherlands.

William married his cousin Sophie of Württemberg in 1839 and they had three sons, William, Maurice, and Alexander, all of whom predeceased him. After Sophie's death in 1877 he married Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont in 1879 and they had one daughter Wilhelmina, who succeeded William to the Dutch throne.

OBVERSE: Date divided by a crowned W

Lettering: W 1875

Designer: David van der Kellen

REVERSE: Crowned arms divides value

Lettering: 1 C .

Designer: David van der Kellen Jr.

EDGE: Smooth

Designer : David van der Kellen Jr. (1804-1879) was a Dutch engraver and medallist. 

Mark : "Axe" - Philip Hendrik Taddel  (b.) was Dutch, served as Mint Master from Nov 1874 to May 1887. 

Mark: "caduceus" - Royal Dutch Mint Utrecht, Netherlands

Mintage in 1875 3 015 000

Country                  Netherlands 

King                  William III (1849-1890)

Type                    Standard circulation coin

Years                   1860–1877

Value                 1 Cent 

Currency          Gulden (decimalized 1817-2001)

Composition       Copper

Weight                3.9 g

Diameter          22 mm

Thickness         1 mm

Shape               Round

Orientation       Coin alignment ↑↓

Demonetized       Yes

References       KM#100