Modern World Coins

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Ducat from the Archbishopric of Salzburg of Hieronymus von Colloredo, 1787

1787

Gold coin. Obverse: portrait of the bishop facing right, below which is the letter M [=engraver Matzenkopf]. Reverse: on a crowned mantle, behind which are a crosier and sword, a coat of arms surmounted by a cross with a bishop's hat. Year at the bottom. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as K…

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Ducat from the Electorate of Bavaria, in the name of Elector Charles Theodore (1777-1799), 1778

1778

Gold coin. Obverse: bust of the elector facing right. Reverse: crowned coat of arms within two tied branches. Date at the bottom in circumscription. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1156; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measu…

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Ducat from the Free Hanseatic City of Hamburg, 1807

1807

Gold coin. Obverse: crowned female figure leaning with one arm against a column and holding in her other hand a cross, upon which a curved shield. In exergue, date. Reverse: within a decorated rectangle, above which coat of arms of the city, value designation in five lines. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, ho…

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Ducat from the Grand Duchy of Baden of Leopold, 1833

1833

Gold coin. Obverse: head of the Grand Duke to the right. Reverse: within two tied branches, crowned coat of arms. In legend, value designation: Ein Dukat aus Rheingold with date at the bottom. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1097; its record gives material recorded as gold (met…

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Ducat from Venice of Doge Alvise I Mocenigo, 1570-1577

1570 - 1577

Gold coin. Obverse: the doge with staff, topped by a cross, kneeling before a standing Saint Mark looking to the right. Along the right of the staff the letters DVX. Reverse: within an oval Jesus standing, surrounded by stars. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3200; its record giv…

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Ducat of the Batavian Republic in the name of Holland, 1802

1802

Gold coin. Obverse: standing knight with sword and bundle of arrows between date. Inscription ending in HOL. Reverse: five-line inscription in a decorated square. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2179B; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique striking (metal…

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Ducat of the Kingdom of Holland in the name of Utrecht, 1806

1806

Gold coin. Obverse: standing knight with sword and bundle of arrows between year. Reverse: five-line inscription in a decorated square. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2186B; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diam…

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Ducat of the Kingdom of Holland, 1809

1809

Gold coin. Obverse: bust of the king facing left. Reverse: standing knight with sword and bundle of arrows between date. Cable border. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2194; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2 cm x we…

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Ducat of Zwolle, 1656

1656

Gold coin. Obverse: crowned standing emperor with sceptre and orb. Reverse: within a double-lined decorated square, four-line inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1975B; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.3…

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Ducat with a standing crowned figure of Mircea

ducat is held by National Museum of Romanian History (Romania). Description supplied by the holding institution: obverse: Within a beaded circle, Mircea crowned, standing, facing frontally. Wearing a long ermine fur mantle on his shoulders. Sword in right hand, globus cruciger in left hand. The collection record giv…

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Duchy of Anhalt-Bernburg, Alexander Karl, 1/6 Taler, 1856

1856

Silver coin. Obverse: crowned bear with collar, walking to the right on a city wall with gate. Reverse: within two tied branches, value designation in three lines, below which date. Below that, letter A. Edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0900B; its record gives material record…

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Duchy of Bavaria, 15 Kreuzer, Elector Maximilian Emanuel, 1702

1702

Silver coin. Obverse: bust of the Elector to the right. Reverse: crowned decorated coat of arms, below which value designation in Roman numerals. Around this, date. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1153A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (…

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Duchy of Bavaria, ducat, Elector Maximilian I, 1642

1642

Gold coin. Obverse: elector kneeling on a small bench before the crowned Madonna and Child seated on a crescent moon. Reverse: between date, crowned coat of arms, surrounded by the collar and badge of the Order of the Golden Fleece. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1153; its record gives mat…

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Duchy of Bavaria, gold gulden, Elector Maximilian Emanuel, 1704

1704

Gold coin. Obverse: bust of the Elector facing right, beneath which a pine cone [=occupation of Augsburg]. Reverse: between date, crowned Madonna with child, sword, and globus cruciger, beneath which an ornate coat of arms. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-1914; its record gives…

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Duchy of Cleves, Johann II, 1481-1521, groschen

1481 - 1521

Silver coin. Obverse: composite coat of arms within decorated polylobe. Reverse: long-footed cross with a lily in each corner. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0404; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.5 cm x weight…

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Duchy of Liegnitz-Brieg, Georg III, Ludwig IV and Christian, ducat, 1656

1656

Gold coin. Obverse: portraits of the three dukes in a row. Reverse: composite coat of arms with helmet and crests. Year in inscription at the top. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0276; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diamet…

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Duchy of Nassau, Adolf, ½ Gulden, 1840

1840

Silver coin. Obverse: head of the duke facing right. Reverse: within two tied oak branches, value indication in two lines, below which the date. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0744; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measur…

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Duchy of Oldenburg, Peter Friedrich Wilhelm, grote, 1792

1792

Silver coin. Obverse: crowned decorated coat of arms. Reverse: value indication in two lines, below which country designation. Date below. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1036; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements…

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Duchy of Parma, Marie Louise, 5 lire, 1832

1832

Silver coin. Obverse: head of the duchess with diadem facing left. Date at the bottom. Reverse: crowned mantle, enclosing a composite coat of arms surrounded by the collar of an order of chivalry with jewel. Denomination indication at the bottom. Edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-M…

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Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen, Bernhard, gulden, 1846

1846

Silver coin. Obverse: head of the duke facing left. Reverse: within two tied oak branches, value indication in two lines, below which the date. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0884A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measur…

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Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp, Christian Albrecht, 2/3 Taler or Gulden, 1683

1683

Silver coin. Obverse: bust of the duke facing right. Reverse: crowned composite coat of arms. To the left of it, value indication: 2/3 and date at the bottom in circumscription around coat of arms. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0553A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal);…

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Dudu or 10 cash for Madras in India from the English East India Company (EIC), 1706

1706

Copper coin. Obverse: mark of the EIC, with the letters 'G', 'C', and 'E'. Reverse: between two wavy lines, the year: 1706. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3903; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 1.8 cm…

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Duit for Maluka on Borneo under Alexander Hare, 1813

1813

Copper coin. Obverse: in a heart-shaped shield bearing a mark in the shape of a four, on one line denomination indication in Malay: duit in Arabic characters, below which is the year 1228 in the Islamic calendar and in Arabic numerals. Reverse: decoration in the shape of a flower. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amste…

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Duit for Maluka on Borneo, 1812

1812

Copper coin. Obverse: a nonagonal figure like a fan, below which year 1227 in Islamic calendar and in Arabic numerals. Reverse: single-line Malay inscription in Arabic characters, above which value indication 1. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4840; its record gives material re…

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Duit for the Dutch East Indies during British rule, 1811

1811

Copper coin. Obverse: 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 as KOG-MP-1-4808; its record gi…

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Duit for the Dutch East Indies from Overijssel, 1804

1804

Copper coin. Obverse: two-line inscription, above which mintmaster mark and below which date. Reverse: within coat of arms motto between denomination 5 1/16 G crowned coat of arms of Overijssel. Plain edge. Flaked/pierced flan. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4740; its record gives material…

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Duit for the Dutch East Indies in the name of the VOC and the city of Utrecht with date 1790

1834 - 1835

Copper coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms of the city of Utrecht, supported by two lions, standing on a bar beneath which is a garland. Reverse: monogram of the VOC, above which is the mint mark star between two dots and below which is the fictitious year 1790. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this ob…

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Duit in the name of the VOC and the city of Utrecht with the year 1790

1840 - 1843

Copper coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms of the city of Utrecht supported by two lions standing on a beam, under which a garland. Reverse: monogram of the VOC, above which mint mark star and below which fictitious year 1790. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4919; its record gi…

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Duit of Archdukes Albert and Isabella, Dukes of Brabant, 1603

1603

Copper coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms. Reverse: coat of arms of the city of 's-Hertogenbosch, date above. Coin clipped to a square. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2153; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.1 c…

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Duit of Deventer, 1663

1663

Copper coin. Obverse: between a foliage wreath, crowned coat of arms of Deventer. Reverse: within a foliage wreath, three-line inscription, with date below. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1949; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measure…

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Duit of Friesland, 1686

1686

Copper coin. Obverse: crowned and decorated coat of arms of Friesland. Reverse: mintmark between garlands, below which an inscription in one line, below which date. Below that, a rosette between two garlands. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2035; its record gives material recorded as copper…

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Duit of Groningen and the Ommelanden, 1770

1770

Copper coin. Obverse: within ornamentation crowned coat of arms. Reverse: three-line inscription (in small letters), above which privy mark little tree of the mintmaster in Harderwijk and below which date. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2081; its record gives material recorded as copper (m…

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Duit of Kampen, 1661

1661

Copper coin. Obverse: within a foliage wreath, city coat of arms. Reverse: within an ornamented border, two-line inscription, with date below. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1972A; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diamete…

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Duit of Nijmegen

1618 - 1620

Copper coin. Obverse: maiden seated in a garden with raised right arm and city coat of arms before her. Reverse: within a laurel wreath inscription: city name in three lines. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2138A; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (met…

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Duit of Overijssel

1770

Obverse: Netherlands Virgin with anchor within legend; exergue: year. Reverse: crowned coat of arms within legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2721; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.2 cm x weight 3.32 g.

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Duit of the Batavian Republic in the name of Zeeland, 1796

1796

Copper coin. Obverse: crowned, laterally indented coat of arms of Zeeland. Reverse: inscription in three lines within a wreath, above which is the mint mark castle between two stars, and below which is the year. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2178; its record gives material recorded as cop…

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Duit of the Batavian Republic in the name of Zeeland, 1796, misstrike

1796

Copper coin. Obverse: part of crowned, laterally indented coat of arms of Zeeland with part of inscription. Reverse: in part of a wreath, partial inscription in three lines, beneath which is the date. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2178B; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal…

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Duit of the city of Utrecht in the name of Philip II, 1578

1578

Copper coin. Obverse: Burgundian cross. Date in legend at the top. Reverse: coat of arms of the city of Utrecht on a long floriated cross. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1829A; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking).

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Duit of the city of Utrecht, 1783. Strike in silver

1783

Silver coin. Obverse: crowned city coat of arms, supported by two lions, with double line in exergue, below which an ornate bracket with a large scallop shell. Reverse: inscription in two lines, below which the date. Date with Arabic 1. Strike in silver. Cable border. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as…

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Duit of the city of Utrecht, 1792

1792

Copper coin. Obverse: crowned city coat of arms, supported by two lions, with double line in exergue, below which an ornate bracket with a large scallop shell. Reverse: inscription in two lines, below which the date. Date with Arabic 1. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1892A; its record give…

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Duit of the Dutch East Indies from Utrecht with the Date 1816

1820 - 1822

Copper coin. Obverse: two-line inscription, above which is a mint mark and below which is the date. Beneath that, mint master mark S [=Suermondt]. Reverse: crowned coat of arms of the Generality between value indication 5 1/16 G. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4926; its record…

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Duit of the Dutch East Indies, 1818

1818

Copper coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms of the Generality between denomination 5 1/16 G. Reverse: two-line inscription, with mint mark above and year below. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4852; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalwo…

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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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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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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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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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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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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…