Five Brothers and a War

Arthur Seyß-Inquart

In a typically Dutch fashion, the population mocked Seyß-Inquart's name, by calling him “Zes en een kwart”, meaning “six and one quarter”, which in turn led to the use of the coins making up 6 ¼ cents. The sculpture uses a penny as the base, and then the five-cent piece upright of that. While in Holland there was a half-penny, there was no quarter-penny, so the half-penny had to be cut in half for the crown. Throughout the war, the name “ Zes en een kwart ” stuck, as few ordinary citizens ever called him by his real name.

Seyß-Inquart in Den Haag, 1940.

Arthur Seyß-Inquart visiting Groningen, June 29, 1940. Video narrated in Dutch.

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