God zij met ons
show This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Dutch. (March 2016) Click [show] for important translation instructions. |
This article needs additional citations for verification. (January 2013) |
God zij met ons (English: God be with us) is a proverb phrase written on Dutch coins. This caption was formerly written on the edge of the guilder, rijksdaalder (two and a half guilder), five guilders, ten guilders and twenty-five guilders and today on 2-euro Dutch coins.[1]
This shortened text expands into its Latin origin "Si Deus nobiscum quis contra nos" (If God is with us, who shall be against us?). This biblical motto was used in the Eighty Years' War and taken over by the Dutch Republic for use on its coins.[citation needed]
See also[]
- In God We Trust
- So help me God
- Gott mit uns
- Dutch Royal Family
- Religion in the Netherlands
References[]
- ^ Written question P-2322/03 by Véronique De Keyser (PSE) to the Council, Official Journal of the European Union, 2004. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
Categories:
- Coin stubs
- Netherlands stubs
- Christianity in the Netherlands
- Coins of the Netherlands
- Dutch words and phrases
- Economic history of the Dutch Republic
- Quotations from religion