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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Duit of the VOC from Java, 1783
1765
Copper coin. Obverse: within a laurel wreath, two-line inscription in Latin characters. Below that, date in adapted Arabic numerals. Reverse: corresponding two-line inscription in Arabic characters. Below that, date in original Arabic numerals. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-47…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Duit of the VOC from the city of Utrecht, 1746
1746
Copper coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms of the city of Utrecht supported by two lions, placed on a bar with a festoon beneath it. Reverse: monogram of the VOC, above which is a mint mark and beneath which is the date. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4601; its record gives mat…
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Art Institute of Chicago
ancient coins
Dupondius (Coin) Portraying Germanicus Caesar
15 BCE-19 CE
Dupondius (Coin) Portraying Germanicus Caesar — coin, by Roman, minted in Rome, made in Rome, dated 15 BCE-19 CE. Physical description: Bronze; Diam.: 2.9 cm (1 3/16 in.).
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Museums Victoria / Photographer: Heath Warwick
ancient coins
Dupondius, Emperor Tiberius, Rome, 21-22 AD
21-22 AD
Orichalcum Dupondius of Tiberius struck during his 24th year of holding the Tribunitian power (21-22 AD). Minted by Rome, Ancient Roman Empire. When this coin was struck the Rome mint was responsible for the production of most Imperial copper and bronze coinage, although at this early stage of the Empire many region…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Duro, emergency coin from Girona, struck during the siege by the French, in the name of Ferdinand VII, King of Spain
1808
Obverse: at the bottom: stamp containing inscription "FER VII"; above it a blank area within a hatched border. Reverse: at the top: stamp containing inscription: "GNA 1808 Un Duro"; below it a blank area within a hatched border. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-525; its record gives material…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Dutch ½ cent, 1878
1878
Bronze coin. Obverse: national coat of arms in a field. Date below in legend. Reverse: value indication ½ cent within two tied orange branches. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2330; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measure…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Dutch ½ cent, 1901
1901
Bronze coin. Obverse: national coat of arms in a field. Year below in legend. Reverse: value indication ½ cent within two tied orange branches. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5646; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measure…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Dutch ½ Guilder, 1898
1898
Silver coin. Obverse: head with diadem facing left. Reverse: between value indication ½ G, crowned national coat of arms. Date at top in legend. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5536; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measur…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Dutch ½ Guilder, 1905
1905
Silver coin. Obverse: head with diadem facing left. Reverse: crowned national coat of arms between value indication ½ G. Date at top in legend. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5993; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measure…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Dutch 10 cents for the West Indies, 1942
1942
Silver coin. Obverse: head to the left. Reverse: within two tied oak branches, value indication 10 cents and year. Below the year, to the left a palm tree and to the right the letter P [= Philadelphia]. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5995; its record gives material recorded as…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Dutch 10 cents, 1826
1826
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned cursive letter W between date. Reverse: crowned national coat of arms between value indication 10 C. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2229; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Dutch 10 cents, 1944
1944
Silver coin. Obverse: head facing left. Reverse: value indication 10 cents and year within two tied oak branches. Below year: acorn to the left and letter P [=Philadelphia] to the right. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5583; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal);…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Dutch 10 guilders, 1824
1824
Gold coin. Obverse: bust facing left. Reverse: crowned national coat of arms between value indication 10 G. Date above crown. Edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2664A; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Dutch 2½ cents, 1890
1890
Bronze coin. Obverse: national coat of arms in a field. Year below in the inscription. Reverse: value indication 2½ cents within two tied orange branches. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2327F; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworki…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Dutch 2½ cents, 1894
1894
Bronze coin. Obverse: national coat of arms in a field. Year below in circumscription. Reverse: value indication 2½ cent within two tied orange branches. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5598; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Dutch 2½ guilders, 1874
1874
Silver coin. Obverse: bust facing right. Reverse: between value indication 2½ G, crowned national coat of arms. At the bottom to the left of the coat of arms, mint master mark: sword with trefoil-shaped end. Date above crown. Edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2320; its record…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Dutch 2½ guilders, 1937
1937
Silver coin. Obverse: head facing left. Reverse: crowned national coat of arms between value indication 2½ G. Date at the bottom in legend. Edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5511; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurem…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Dutch 25 cents, 1944
1944
Silver coin. Obverse: head facing left. Reverse: within two tied oak branches, value designation 25 cents and year. Below the year, left: acorn, and right: letter P [=Philadelphia]. Reeded edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5558; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); tech…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Dutch 3 guilders, 1830
1830
Silver coin. Obverse: bust facing right. Reverse: crowned national coat of arms between value indication 3 G. Date above crown. Edge lettering. Altered date from 1820. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2237A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworki…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Dutch 5 cents, 1913
1913
Square nickel coin. Obverse: decoration in the corners, within which are two circles containing the country name. Inside that, a fruit-bearing branch of an orange tree. Reverse: shell decoration in the four corners, connected by pearls. Inside that, the denomination 5 C in a beaded circle. Year in the two shells on…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Dutch Bleyenstein duit, 1819
1819
Copper coin. Obverse: oval coat of arms between laurel branches. Reverse: value indication I between laurel branches, below which year. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2213A; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements di…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Dutch cent, 1920
1920
Bronze coin. Obverse: national coat of arms in a field. Date below in circumscription. Reverse: denomination 1 cent within two tied orange branches. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5628; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); me…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Dutch coin or duit.
ca. 1576 - ca. 1579
Both sides, struck: Dutch Maiden in the garden; with still partially legible circumscription "AUX NOS IN NOM DOM". The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-NM-7747-2; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.4 cm.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Dutch East Indies during British administration, 1/2 stuiver Java, 1811, imitation from South Borneo
1811 - 1820
Copper coin. Obverse: imitation of: between denomination 1/2 St monogram of the English East India Company. Above it the letter b. Reverse: single-line inscription, below which the year. Above the inscription an imitated mint mark and below the year an imitated mint master mark. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds thi…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Dutch East Indies during British administration, 1/2 stuiver Java, 1814, crude imitation from South Borneo
1814 - 1820
Copper coin. Obverse: imitation of: between value indication 1/2 St, monogram of the English East India Company. Above it the letter b. Reverse: one-line inscription, beneath which the year. Above the inscription an imitated mint mark and below the year an imitated mint master mark. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Dutch East Indies during British administration, duit Java, 1812
1812
Copper coin. Obverse: monogram of the English East India Company. Above it the letter B [=British]. Reverse: one-line inscription, below which date. Above inscription mint mark and below date mint master mark Z [=mint master Zwekkert]. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4810; its record gives…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Dutch East Indies during British rule, ½ gold rupee, 1815
1815
Gold coin. Obverse: three-line inscription in Javanese with the date on the bottom line. Above it, date in Christian era in Arabic numerals, and below it, mint master mark Z [=mint master Zwekkert]. Reverse: five-line inscription in Arabic, containing the date in the Islamic era. Cable edge. Touch marks on the obver…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Dutch East Indies during British rule, ½ stuiver Java, 1813
1813
Copper coin. Obverse: between value indication ½ St, monogram of the English East India Company. Above it, letter B [=British]. Reverse: one-line inscription, with date below. Mint mark above the inscription and mint master mark Z [=mint master Zwekkert] below the date. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Dutch East Indies during British rule, stuiver Java, 1814
1814
Copper coin. Obverse: between value indication I St, monogram of the English East India Company. Above it, letter B [=British]. Reverse: one-line inscription, with date below. Mint mark above the inscription and mint master mark Z [=mint master Zwekkert] below the date. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Dutch East Indies, 1/4 gulden, 1900
1900
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned national coat of arms between value indication 1/4 G. Above the crown, country name and below the coat of arms, year. Reverse: three-line Malay inscription in Arabic characters, surrounded by a legend in Javanese between seven radiating beams. Reeded edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, ho…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Dutch East Indies, 1/4 gulden, 1942 S
1942
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned national coat of arms between value indication 1/4 G. Country designation above crown and year below coat of arms. Reverse: three-line Malay inscription in Arabic characters, surrounded by a circumscription in Javanese between seven radiating rays. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterda…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Dutch East Indies, ½ stuiver Java, 1810
1810
Copper coin. Obverse: between denomination designation ½ St, intertwined initials L and N of Louis Napoleon. Above this, mint mark. Reverse: single-line inscription, below which the year. Above the inscription, mint mark, and below the year, mint master mark Z [=mint master Zwekkert]. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, hol…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Dutch franc, 1812
1812
Silver coin. Obverse: laureate bust of Napoleon I facing right. Reverse: value indication 1 franc within an olive wreath. Date in inscription at the bottom. Edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2202; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalw…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Dutch gold ducat, 1814
1814
Gold coin. Obverse: standing knight with sword and bundle of arrows. Reverse: five-line text in decorated square. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2206; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.1 cm x weight 3.…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Dutch guilder
1900 - 1925
Bronze identity tag from the beginning of the twentieth century. Obverse: bust of King William I facing right. Reverse: smooth coin blank, countermarked with a caduceus and number 31. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2244A; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); te…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Dutch guilder, 1832
1832
Silver coin. Obverse: bust facing right. Reverse: crowned national coat of arms between value indication 1 G. Date above crown. Edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2244; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diamete…
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Slashme via Wikimedia Commons
modern coins
East Africa 1 Shilling
20th century
The East Africa one shilling is a regional coinage type produced under the authority of the East African Currency Board for use across multiple British-administered territories. Introduced as part of a currency system established in 1921, the shilling served as the primary unit of account rather than the pound, subd…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
East Frisia, King Friedrich II of Prussia, Stüber, 1777
1777
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the king facing right. Reverse: crowned eagle with sceptre and orb. Below it value indication in two lines, below which the year. Letter A [= Berlin] at the bottom. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0626; its record gives material recorded as silver (…
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modern coins
East India Company 1835 Silver Pattern Mule Rupee, William IV
1835
This silver Pattern mule Rupee, struck in 1835 in Calcutta, is an important specimen of the Uniform Coinage of India issued by the East India Company. It features a portrait of King William IV on the obverse, shown in profile facing right, with the legend "William Iiii, King" in small, widely-spaced lettering. The t…
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modern coins
East India Company Bengal Presidency 19 Sun Sicca Mule Silver Rupee, 1190h/1777
1190h, frozen yr 19 (May 1777)
This silver rupee is a mule coinage produced by the East India Company at the Calcutta Mint, dating to May 1777. Following a decree by Governor-General Warren Hastings to close the Murshidabad mint, Calcutta continued to strike coins bearing the name of Murshidabad with a frozen regnal year of 19. This specific spec…
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modern coins
East India Company Bengal Presidency gold Mohur, 1183h, Year 10
1183h, yr 10 [May-August 1769]
This gold Mohur represents the third gold coinage of the East India Company for the Bengal Presidency, minted following the shortage of specie in Calcutta after the departure of Robert Clive. Issued in the name of the Mughal emperor Shah 'Alam II, this specific specimen is dated 1183h (1769 AD) and corresponds to th…
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modern coins
East India Company Bengal Presidency gold Mohur, Calcutta Mint, 1766-7 (1180h, year 8)
1180h, yr 8 [1766-7]
This gold Mohur was minted by the East India Company at the Calcutta Mint between 1766 and 1767. It represents the second gold coinage issued during the Bengal Presidency period, struck in the name of the Mughal emperor Shah 'Alam II. The coin features a distinct 'C' differentiation mark to the right of the regnal y…
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modern coins
East India Company Bengal Presidency Silver Pattern Rupee, 1784
1198h, yr 26 [March-November 1784]
The coin was struck during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah 'Alam II, bearing the date 1198h and the 26th regnal year. The obverse features the Persian inscription: "sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya fazl ilah hami din muhammad shah alam badshah 1198", which translates to "Defender of the religion of Muhammad, Sha…
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modern coins
East India Company Bombay Presidency gold Mohur, Surat mint, AH 1173/RY 46
1800-15 issue
This gold mohur represents the later Moghul-style coinage struck by the East India Company within the Bombay Presidency at the Surat mint between 1800 and 1815. The coin is issued in the name of the Moghul Emperor Shah Alam II, utilizing a frozen regnal year 46. The obverse features the inscription 'sikka mubarak ba…
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modern coins
East India Company Bombay Presidency gold Quarter-Mohur, 1765
1765
This gold Quarter-Mohur is an early coinage piece struck for the East India Company, Bombay Presidency, in 1765. The coin features an English design, exhibiting the company's armorial shield on the obverse, surrounded by the inscription "ENGLISH EAST INDIA COMPANY". The reverse bears the legend "BOMBAY 1765" in smal…
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modern coins
East India Company Madras Presidency gold Mohur, 1114h, year 47
1114h, yr 47 [1703-4]
Dating to the year 1114h (1703-1704 AD), this coin was struck in the name of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir. The obverse features the Persian inscription 'sikka zad dar jahan chau muhr munir shah aurangzeb alamgir', translating to 'Struck money throughout the world like the shining sun, Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir'…
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modern coins
East India Company Madras Presidency gold Mohur, 1817-18
1817-18
This gold Mohur is a specimen from the Madras Presidency of the East India Company, dating from the 1817-18 issue. The coin follows a Moghul-style design, featuring a frozen date of 1172h. The obverse displays the inscription: "sikka mubarak badshah ghazi aziz-ul-din muhammad alamgir," which translates to "The auspi…
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East India Company Madras Presidency gold Mohur, Arkat Mint, 'Alamgir II, year 6 (1759)
1759
The coin is minted in the Mughal style, featuring the name of the Mughal Emperor 'Alamgir II. The obverse bears the inscription "sikka mubarak badshah ghazi aziz-al-din muhammad alamgir," which translates to "The auspicious coin of the victorious Emperor ‘Alamgir, chosen of the faith of Muhammad." The reverse displa…
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