Catalogue
Modern World Coins
Machine-struck national coinage from the nineteenth century onwards.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Florin of Groningen and the Ommelanden, 1681
1681
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms between value indication 28 S. Date above the crown. Reverse: two clasped hands, behind which two arrows, one with a cap of liberty and one with an all-seeing eye. Countermark G O. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2076A; its record gives material re…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Floris I van Pallandt, Count of Culemborg
1590
Copper coin. Obverse: square panel with inscription in decorated cartouche below value indication, above year. Reverse: crowned coat of arms between two rosettes within a legend. No. 3. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-478; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique strik…
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United States Mint, Smithsonian Institution via Wikimedia Commons
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Flowing Hair dollar
1794-1795
The Flowing Hair dollar was the first dollar coin produced by the United States federal government. Struck at the Philadelphia Mint in 1794 and 1795, the coin was authorised under the Coinage Act of 1792 to form the foundation of the newly established American monetary system. Its dimensions and weight were directly…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Follis from the Byzantine Empire of Flavius Tiberius Maurice, 582-602
586 - 602
Reverse: between year designation Anno VI letter M [=40, value indication, 40 nummia] with a cross above the letter. In the exergue the letters CO.[=Constantinople]. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0130; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking)…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Forty kreuzer, emergency coin from Strasbourg, struck during the siege by John George, Elector of Brandenburg
1592
Single-sided, diamond-shaped silver emergency coin. Obverse: three coats of arms between date above number 40 within a foliate wreath. Reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-207; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements he…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Forty stuivers, emergency coin from Amsterdam, struck during the siege from municipal silver
1578-01-05
Diamond-shaped emergency coin with bevelled corners. Obverse: two stamps one above the other; from bottom to top: mintmaster's mark: soldering vase; city coat of arms: crowned coat of arms, flanked by two lions above year; to the left of crown letter X, to the right letter L within round beaded border. Reverse: insc…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Forty stuivers, emergency coin from Breda, struck during the siege by Spinola
1625-01
Uniface, diamond-shaped emergency coin of Breda. Obverse: five stamps: one large in round beaded border, around it four countermarks; central stamp: crowned lion with sword and bundle of arrows in hands within legend; around it four countermarks: top: number 40, right: city coat of arms: three saltires, bottom: rose…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Forty stuivers, emergency coin from Pernambuco, struck during the siege by order of the Dutch West India Company
1654
Uniface, more or less rectangular silver emergency coin. Obverse: within a circular beaded border: monogram of the letters G, W, and C beneath the Roman numeral XXXX. Reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-326; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Forty-eight batzen, emergency coin from Breisach, struck during the siege by the Swedes
1633
Diamond-shaped emergency coin with rounded corners on a suspension loop. Obverse: in a circular stamp, with an engraved dot on all four sides: year above two coats of arms, separated by a trefoil above a dot; below: coat of arms between Roman numeral XLVIII. Reverse: in a circular stamp, with an engraved dot on all…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Four coins
1758
Sheet with the obverse and reverse of four coins numbered VIII–XI, from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. With Dutch text on the reverse of the sheet. Subject headings within the Atlas of Manners and Customs: Government, Coinage. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-ZG-1-2-3; its record gives…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Four francs sixty centimes, emergency coin from Zara, struck during the siege by the Austrians, by the French at a weight of one ounce
1813
Silver emergency coin. Obverse in diamond-shaped stamp: crowned eagle with thunderbolts in talons between inscriptions. Reverse in rectangular stamp, above: indication of weight; below: indication of value; on the edge three marks: MF, SP and SB. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-547; its reco…
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Cleveland Museum of Art
modern coins
Four Mon Kan'ei Tsūhō Coin (Cleveland Museum of Art 1918.694)
1768–1868
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1918.694: Four Mon Kan'ei Tsūhō Coin, 1768–1868. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Copper; diameter: 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.). Inscribed: 寛永通寳 (Kan'ei Tsūhō). It is catalogued in the museum's Japanese Art department under Coins. Credit line: General Income Fund. Recorded provenance: Charles S.…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Four pence, emergency coin of Charles I, King of England struck at Ormond from silver contributed by the residents
1643
Obverse: crown above letters C and R within beaded border. Reverse: denomination (four pence): Roman numeral IIII below letter D within beaded border. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-307; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements di…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Four Pfennig from the Bishopric of Münster of Clemens August, 1748
1748
Copper coin. Obverse: between two tied laurel branches, crowned monogram of the letters C and A. Reverse: indication of value in two lines, below which the year. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0323; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metal…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Four pfenning from the cathedral chapter of Münster, 1790
1790
Copper coin. Obverse: Saint Paul with book and sword, seated at a table. Reverse: within a circular decoration, value designation in two lines, below which the date. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0351A; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Four reales of eight of the United Amsterdam Company, 1601
1601
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms of Holland between value indication, above which is the year. Reverse: coat of arms of Amsterdam held by two lions. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4389; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measu…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Four reales, struck in Lima, coin from the wreck of the East Indiaman 't Vliegend Hart
1700 - 1734
Worn coin, struck on an irregular flan. Obverse: pillars of Hercules, standing in waves; between pillars: inscription in three lines; upper line, from left to right (not visible) mint mark, numeral 4, (not visible) assayer's initial; middle line: Habsburg motto; lower line from left to right: (not visible) assayer's…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Four units, emergency coin from Jülich, struck during the siege by Maurice, Prince of Orange-Nassau, made by clipping a piece from a plate or bowl and stamped with the monogram of Rudolf II, German Emperor
1610-07-29 - 1610-09-02
Irregular, hexagonal, single-sided silver emergency coin, with the raised rim of the original object along the top edge. Obverse: two stamps: left: value indication Roman numeral IIII in rectangle; right: crowned letter R; below it the year, interrupted by the letter L within a round beaded border. Reverse: blank. T…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Franc from the French Empire of Napoleon III, 1867
1867
Silver coin. Obverse: laureate head of the emperor facing left. Bottom right, the letter A [=Paris]. Reverse: between denomination, a crowned mantle bearing a round coat of arms surrounded by the collar of an order of chivalry with badge, behind which two crossed scepters. Below, year. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum,…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Franc, emergency coin of Cattaro, struck by the French during the siege
1813
Obverse: crowned letter N above value indication between two laurel branches. Reverse: inscription above two crossed laurel branches; on edge mint mark: letter P. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-544; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); mea…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
France, 2 sols, Louis XVI, 1792 A
1792
Bronze coin. Obverse: bust of the king facing left. Below that the date with the letter A [=Paris] to its right. Reverse: within two tied oak branches an upright quiver with arrow, surmounted by a liberty cap. To the left and right of the quiver the denomination indication. At the bottom the date 4 in new reckoning.…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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France, Second Republic, 20 francs, 1848 A
1848
Gold coin. Obverse: winged youth facing right writing in two lines on a tablet on a pedestal: "24/25 fev. 1848". Attributes to his left and right. Reverse: within a wreath of oak leaves, denomination in two lines, below which the year. At the bottom, the letter A [=Paris]. Raised edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Ams…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
François-Hercule, Duke of Anjou, Count of Flanders, coin of twelve mijten, struck in Ghent
1582
Obverse: crowned, standing lion above date within inscription. Reverse: crowned coat of arms, encircled with the Order of St Michael within inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-579; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
François-Hercule, Duke of Anjou, Count of Flanders, twelve-mijt coin, struck in Ghent
1583
Obverse: crowned, standing lion above date within legend. Reverse: crowned coat of arms, surrounded by the collar of the Order of Saint Michael within legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-580; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measure…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Franeker, half vuurijzer, 1488
1488
Silver coin. Obverse: lion passant facing left above exergue containing a small star. Reverse: short floriated cross. Date in legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2004; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.3 cm.
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Auction house “Berliner Auktionshaus GmbH & Co. KG”, via Invaluable
modern coins
Frankfurt am Main silver Turnose-Groschen, circa 1512
um 1512
This antique silver Turnose-Groschen coin, minted in the city of Frankfurt am Main around 1512, is a historical example of German coinage. The coin has a diameter of 24 mm and a weight of 2.80 grams. The obverse and reverse designs feature intricate relief work typical of the period. The inscriptions include the Lat…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Frederick the Wise, Elector of Saxony
1522
Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man with cap within legend interrupted by four coats of arms. Reverse: floral cross with four letters between within date and legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-115; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking);…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Frederick VI, King of Denmark, emergency coin of twelve skilling
1813
Copper emergency coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms. Reverse: inscription within circumscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-549; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.7 cm x weight 10.4 g.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Frederick VI, King of Denmark, emergency coin of two skilling
1810
Obverse: bust of a man within an inscription. Reverse: crowned coat of arms between denomination indication within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-539; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.1 cm x weig…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Free County of Flanders, twelve-mijt coin, struck in Ghent
1584
Obverse: crowned, standing lion above date within legend. Reverse: crowned coat of arms within legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-626; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.5 cm x weight 5.51 g.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, grote, 1753
1753
Silver coin. Obverse: coat of arms of the city. Date at the end of the inscription. Reverse: crowned double-headed eagle with an oval on its breast, containing value designation: 1. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1028; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); techn…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, reichsthaler, 1660
1660
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms of the city supported by two lions. Date in exergue. Reverse: crowned double-headed eagle with globus cruciger on breast. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1022; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking);…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, taler, 1865 B
1865
Silver commemorative coin, struck on the occasion of the Zweites Deutsches Bundesschiessen, in Bremen. Obverse: crowned coat of arms of the city supported by two lions. Value indication in exergue. Reverse: between two crossed oak branches, on which two crossed rifles, five-line inscription, below which date. Cross…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Free Hanseatic City of Hamburg, sechsling, 1855
1855
Silver coin. Obverse: coat of arms of the city. Reverse: value indication in two lines, below which is the year. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1020; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 1.5 cm x weight…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Free Imperial City of Frankfurt am Main, 6 Kreuzer, 1853
1853
Silver coin. Obverse: cityscape with ornamentation in the exergue. 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-1-0791; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalwo…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Free Imperial City of Frankfurt am Main, Gedenkthaler, 1863
1863
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned single-headed eagle. Indication of value EIN GEDENKTHALER in circumscription. Reverse: city view with princes gathering in the foreground on the occasion of the Fürstentag. Year in circumscription. Edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0802A; its reco…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Free Imperial City of Frankfurt am Main, Kreuzer, 1857
1857
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned single-headed eagle. Reverse: within two tied oak branches, indication of value in two lines, below which the year. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0798; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measur…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Free Imperial City of Frankfurt am Main, Vereinstaler, 1859
1859
Silver coin. Obverse: portrait of a woman facing right. Reverse: crowned single-headed eagle. Indication of value: Ein Vereinsthaler in circumscription with year at the bottom. Edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0799A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); techn…
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art via Wikimedia Commons
modern coins
Free imperial city thaler
16th - 18th century
A free imperial city thaler is a large silver coin struck by a self-ruling free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire from the 16th to the 18th century. Typically measuring around 40 mm in diameter and weighing approximately 25 to 30 grams, these coins were produced under Imperial Minting Standards, such as the 156…
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Jacques-Jean Barre
modern coins
French 20 Francs Gold Coin
19th–early 20th century
The French 20 francs gold coin, colloquially called a napoleon, is a standard French circulating gold denomination first authorized under the Consulate in 1803. The coin was produced across the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries under successive regimes, spanning the Consulate, the Napoleonic Empire, restored…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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French colonies, Louis XV, 9 deniers, 1721
1721
Copper coin. Obverse: crowned monogram of Louis XV. Reverse: inscription in two lines: COLONIES FRANCOISES. Below that the date, below which is the letter H [= La Rochelle]. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5133; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metal…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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French Empire, Napoleon III, 2 centimes, 1862 A
1862
Bronze coin. Obverse: laureate head of the emperor facing left. Year at the bottom. Reverse: eagle with spread wings standing on a bundle emitting lightning bolts, facing right, below which the letter A [=Paris]. Denomination at the bottom in legend. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-M…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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French Empire, Napoleon III, 5 francs, 1867 A
1867
Silver coin. Obverse: laureate head of the emperor facing left. At the lower right, the letter A [=Paris]. Reverse: between denomination mark, crowned mantle bearing a circular coat of arms encircled by the collar of an order of chivalry with jewel, behind which are two crossed sceptres. At the bottom, the date. Rai…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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French Empire, Napoleon III, centime, 1862 A
1862
Bronze coin. Obverse: laureate head of the emperor facing left. Year at the bottom. Reverse: eagle with spread wings standing on a bundle emitting lightning bolts, facing right, below which the letter A [=Paris]. Denomination at the bottom in legend. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-M…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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French Empire, Napoleon, 20 francs, 1811 A
1811
Gold coin. Obverse: laureate bust of the emperor facing left. Reverse: within two tied laurel branches value indication in two lines. Legend: Empire Francais. Date at bottom. To the right of it letter A [=Paris]. Edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3332; its record gives materia…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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French Guiana (Cayenne), King Louis XVI, 2 sous, 1789
1789
Copper coin. Obverse: three fleurs-de-lis, surmounted by a crown. Reverse: value indication: 2 sous in two lines, below which the year. Below that, letter A [=Paris]. Smooth edge. So-called Cayenne-stuiver. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5303; its record gives material recorded as copper (…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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French Indo-China, 10 centimes, 1901
1901
Silver coin. Obverse: woman with a halo of rays around her head in a seat facing left, holding a bundle of arrows in her right hand. To her left, branches, and to her right, an anchor. In the exergue, the date. Reverse: between two tied branches, value designation in two lines: 10 cent., below which the letter A [=P…
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Windrain
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French Indochina 1 Piastre
1885-1928
The French Indochina 1 piastre, or piastre de commerce, is a large silver trade coin introduced by French colonial authorities. It was established in 1885 across the territories of French Indochina—encompassing Cochinchina, Cambodia, Annam, and Tonkin—in order to improve monetary stability. Struck to compete with ot…
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