In 1994 's Rijks Munt was renamed as De Nederlandse Munt NV. It became a company, 100% of whose shares are owned by the Dutch State. The Queen awarded the company the prefix Koninklijk (Royal) five years later, and the company was now allowed to call itself De Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt (The Royal Dutch Mint).Website about the Dutch Guilder describing the change from 's Rijks Munt to Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt On 22 November 2016 the Royal Dutch Mint was sold to the Belgian Groep Heylen.Groep Heylen koopt Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt, press release by Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt. 22 November 2016. Visited 22 November 2016
