Bicycle tax plates

Collection of tax plates between 1924 until abolishment in 1941. With a specimen from 1933-34 with punch hole, for the unemployed. Design by Chris van der Hoef, Willem Rozendaal and Cornelis Wienecke. Framed under glass.

*Prime minister Colijn decreed compulsory tax plates on every bicycle to support the national treasure. The price was 3 guilders, later a Dutch rijksdaalder. Those receiving state support could request one for free, characterised by a punched hole. Hence the status of every bicycle owner was visible during these times of crisis. Ambassadors and consulates received plates with a punched star. During the Second World War, the German occupier abolished the tax plates to create political goodwill.