Catalogue
Modern World Coins
Machine-struck national coinage from the nineteenth century onwards.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Gold striking of a rijderschelling of Deventer, 1685
1685
Gold coin. Obverse: between value indication 6 S, crowned decorated coat of arms of Deventer. Reverse: knight with raised sword riding on horseback to the right. Date in legend. Striking in gold. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1953; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); techn…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Golden lion (lion d'or) of the United Belgian States, 1790
1790
Gold coin. Obverse: lion standing on the ground with a shield before it and a sword in its right paw. Date in the exergue. Reverse: around a radiant sun in the centre, 11 coats of arms arranged radially. Angel's head in the legend. Cable rim. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2642A; its recor…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Grand Duchy of Baden, ½ Gulden, Leopold, 1838
1838
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the Grand Duke to the right. Reverse: within two tied branches, value designation in two lines. Below that, date. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1102A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measur…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Grand Duchy of Baden, 6 Kreuzer, Leopold, 1840
1840
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms held by two crowned griffins. Reverse: within two tied branches, value designation in two lines. Below that, date. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1104; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalwor…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Grand Duchy of Baden, Kreuzer, Friedrich, 1863
1863
Copper coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms held by two crowned griffins. Reverse: within two tied oak branches, value designation in two lines. Below that, date. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1122; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (meta…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Grand Duchy of Baden, Kronenthaler, Karl Friedrich, 1819
1819
Silver coin. Obverse: portrait of the Grand Duke facing right. Date below. Reverse: coat of arms on crowned mantle. Value indication as inscription. Floral edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1093; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); me…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Grand Duchy of Berg, 3 Stüber, Joachim Murat, 1806 Sr. Strike in Copper
1806
Copper strike of a silver coin. Obverse: crowned monogram of the grand duke between a wreath of leaves. Reverse: value designation in two lines, below which the date. Letters Sr at the bottom in inscription. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0467; its record gives material recorde…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Grand Duchy of Hesse, Ludwig II, ½ gulden, 1839
1839
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the Grand Duke to the left. Reverse: between two tied oak branches, value designation in two lines, below which date. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1075; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); meas…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Friedrich Franz II, taler, 1848 A
1848
Silver coin. Obverse: head/monogram of the Grand Duke facing right. Below it, the letter A. Reverse: within two branches, crowned composite coat of arms. Value designation in legend, date at the bottom. Below it, the letter A. Decoration on edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0980A; its r…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Grano from Malta of Grand Master Antonio Manuel, 1734
1734
Copper coin. Obverse: Maltese cross, with digits 1, 7, 3, and 4 in the corners. Reverse: hand emerging from a cloud, holding an upraised sword. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2944; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurem…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Greece, King George I, 5 drachmai, 1875
1875
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the king to the left. Date at bottom in circumscription. To the right of it letter A [=Paris]. Reverse: on mantle with crown, Greek coat of arms hung with chivalric order with jewel. Denomination at bottom in circumscription. Milled edge. Struck in Paris during the so-called Latin Monet…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Greece, President Ioannis Kapodistrias, lepton, 1828
1828
Copper coin. Obverse: phoenix bird rising from flames with spread wings and head turned towards a lightning bolt coming from the left. Above the phoenix a cross. At the bottom, the year 1821 [=beginning of the uprising against the Turks] in Greek letters. Reverse: between two tied branches, value indication in two l…
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The Jewish Museum of Greece via Europeana
modern coins
Greek 5 Drachmas Coin
1930
This object is a round metallic coin originating from Greece, dated to 1930. The piece represents a denomination of 5 Drachmas associated with the Greek Democracy period. The obverse face displays a central relief motif of a bird-like figure rising from flames with spread wings, bordered by lettering and the produc…
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The Jewish Museum of Greece via Europeana
modern coins
Greek 50 lepta coin depicting King George I
1874
This object is a circular silver-toned metallic coin produced in Greece and dated to 1874. It is documented in museum records as a coin of 50 Lepta. The obverse face displays the profile head of King George I facing left, encircled by lettering around the rim and framed by a beaded border. The reverse face features…
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Auction house “Richard L. Edwards Auctioneer”, via Invaluable
modern coins
Greek silver drachma coinage (Kingdom of Greece)
19th century
Greek silver drachma coinage of the Kingdom of Greece comprises the silver denominations issued from the establishment of the modern Greek monarchy in the nineteenth century up to the early twentieth century. First introduced in May 1832 to replace the phoenix at par, the early kingdom's silver currency was initiall…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Groningen and the Ommelanden, duit, 1771
1771
Copper coin. Obverse: within ornamentation crowned coat of arms. Reverse: three-line inscription, above which privy mark little tree of the mintmaster in Harderwijk and below which date. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2082; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique st…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Groningen and the Ommelanden, stuiver, 1682
1682
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms between value indication 1 S. Reverse: two-line inscription, with date below. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2077; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 1.8 cm x weight 1.06 g.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Groningen langrok or 8 stuivers, 1627
1627
Silver coin. Obverse: between value indication VIII ST standing Saint Martin with staff in long robe. Date in circumscription. Reverse: double-headed eagle, charged with coat of arms. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2071; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique strik…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Groningen plak
1425 - 1506
Silver coin. Obverse: single-headed eagle. Reverse: long cross pattée, in the center a small coat of arms. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2047; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2 cm x weight 0.6 g.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Groningen vlieger, 1560
1560
Silver coin. Obverse: double-headed eagle. Reverse: on a quatrefoil long decorated cross, in the centre a small coat of arms. Date in legend [?]. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2050; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diame…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Gronsveld duit
1617 - 1662
Obverse: between two palm branches, crowned coat of arms with rampant lion to the left. Reverse: within a beaded circle, inscription FSRI/CABI/G in three lines. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2174; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); mea…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Gronsveld, duit
1617 - 1662
Obverse: crowned coat of arms with rampant lion facing left between two leaf wreaths. Reverse: within a leaf wreath, inscription TRA/MOESA/A.GR in three lines. Small coat of arms of Gronsveld at the top. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2173; its record gives material recorded as copper (met…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Groot 'rozebeker' from Flanders of Philip the Bold, Count of Flanders, and Joanna, 1384-1389
1384 - 1389
Silver coin. Convention coin. Obverse: two coats of arms placed side by side, of Philip and of Joanna. Above them a wreath and around them three roses. Reverse: coat of arms of Flanders on a short flowered cross. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2536; its record gives material recorded as si…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Groot of Emperor Charles V, Duke of Brabant, 1512
1512
Silver coin. Obverse: coat of arms. Reverse: long decorated cross, a star at the centre, in the angles alternating a lily and a lion. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2157; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.3 cm x…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Gros tournois from Jülich-Berg of William II (1360-1408)
1337 - 1345
Silver coin. Obverse: castle with inscription within border of twelve small shields. Reverse: short cross patonce within double inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1525A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Groschen from Prussia-Brandenburg of King Friedrich II, 1782
1782
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned monogram of the king between the date. Reverse: above two crossed branches value designation: 24 einen Thaler in three lines, below which the letter A. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0158; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); techn…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Groschen from the Imperial City of Regensburg, 1515
1515
Silver coin. Obverse: coat of arms of the city, above which the date. Reverse: saint with a staff in his right hand, a church building in the background. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1216; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measuremen…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Groschen, emergency coin from Magdeburg, struck during the siege by imperial troops
1629
Obverse: woman with wreath in raised right hand standing in fortress between two towers. Reverse: rose within legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-278; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 1.9 cm x weight 10 g.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Grosz from the Duchy of Warsaw in Poland of Frederick Augustus of Saxony, 1812
1812
Copper coin. Obverse: crowned composite coat of arms between two crossed branches. Reverse: value indication in two lines, below which the year. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3673; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measure…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Guelders plak of Duke Eduard, 1361–1371
1361 - 1371
Silver coin. Obverse: seated lion facing left with helmet and crest. Reverse: short flowered cross. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2083; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.33 cm x weight 3.41 g.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Guelders rose noble
1583 - 1584
Obverse: crowned standing monarch with sword in a ship, holding the coat of arms of Guelders in front of him, rose on ship's hull. Reverse: within a polylobe, a floriated cross with a rose at the centre from which sunrays emerge, lions with crowns in the angles. Beginning of legend: DEVS TRANSFERT. The Rijksmuseum,…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Guelders Sint-Jansgulden of Duke Arnold, 1423-1472
1423 - 1472
Gold coin. Obverse: standing saint, holding cross-staff in left hand. Inscription: S IOHANNES-BABTISTA [lion]. Reverse: five small coats of arms in a quatrefoil. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2085B; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique striking (metalworking); mea…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Guelders stuiver, 1640
1640
Silver coin. Obverse: within a laurel wreath, GEL/RIA in two lines, below which the year, above which the mint master's mark. Reverse: within a laurel wreath, a bundle of arrows between the denomination. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2096; its record gives material recorded as silver (met…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Guelders ten stuiver, 1606
1606
Silver coin. Obverse: knight standing facing right between year, holding sword in his right hand, before him the coat of arms of Guelders. Reverse: crowned coat of arms of the Generality between value indication. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2093A; its record gives material recorded as s…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Guernsey, Victoria, 2 doubles, 1885
1885
Copper coin. Obverse: coat of arms, below which is the country designation. Reverse: value indication in two lines, below which is the year. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5803; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurement…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Guernsey, Victoria, 8 doubles, 1889
1889
Copper coin. Obverse: coat of arms between two tied laurel branches, above which is the name of the country. Reverse: denomination in two lines within two tied laurel branches, below which is the date. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5802; its record gives material recorded as c…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Guilder from Essequibo & Demerara of King George III, 1816
1816
Silver coin. Obverse: laureate bust of the king facing right. Reverse: between two tied branches value indication: 1, surmounted by a crown. Year at the bottom in legend. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5283; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striki…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Guilder of the VOC from Gelderland, 1786
1786
Silver coin. Obverse: between denomination indication I Gl., crowned Generality coat of arms, below which is a cartouche containing the VOC monogram. Reverse: Dutch Maiden with spear topped by a cap of liberty, leaning on a Bible on an altar. Year in exergue. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Guilder of the VOC from Utrecht, 1786
1786
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned Generality coat of arms between value indication 1 G, below which is the monogram of the VOC. Reverse: Dutch Maiden with spear topped with liberty cap, leaning on a Bible on an altar. Year in exergue. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4635; its record…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Guilder of the VOC from West Friesland, 1787
1787
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned Generality coat of arms between value indication I Gl., below which is a cartouche containing the monogram of the VOC. Reverse: Dutch Maiden with spear topped with liberty cap, leaning on a Bible on an altar. Year in exergue. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Guilder of the VOC from Zeeland, 1791
1791
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned Generality coat of arms between value indication I Gl., below which is a cartouche containing the monogram of the VOC. Reverse: Dutch Maiden with spear topped with liberty cap, leaning on a Bible on an altar. Year in exergue. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Guilder of the West Indies, 1794
1794
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned Generality coat of arms between value indication 1 Gl. Below it, letter W [= West Indies]. At the end of the legend: TRAI. [= Utrecht]. Reverse: standing Dutch Maiden, holding in her right hand a lance surmounted by a cap of liberty, and her left arm resting on a Bible placed on a pedes…
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Guinea: Anne (obverse); Shields and rose (Cleveland Museum of Art 1969.204)
1703
The coinage of Anne's reign remained fairly constant being inaugurated in 1662. Before the Act of Union with Scotland (1706), the arms of England and Scotland remined separate, as shown. After the act the two arms were conjoined on one shield. The word Vigo denotes that the coins were struck from gold captured from…
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Cleveland Museum of Art
modern coins
Guinea: George III (obverse); Shield of Arms (Cleveland Museum of Art 1969.209)
1761
No five- or two-guinea pieces were issued for general circulation during this reign, but there were large numbers of guineas, the unit piece. The reign saw a profusion of pattern and proof pieces being struck, mostly because a further coinage reform was imminent, as was the removal of the Royal Mint from the Tower o…
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Cleveland Museum of Art
modern coins
Guinea: George III (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse)
1761
Guinea: George III (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse) — Coins, by Richard Yeo (British, 1720–1779), made in England, George III, 1760-1820, dated 1761. No five- or two-guinea pieces were issued for general circulation during this reign, but there were large numbers of guineas, the unit piece. The reign saw a profus…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Gulden from the Duchy of Nassau, Adolf, 1841
1841
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-1-0745; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measur…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Gulden from the Kingdom of Württemberg of Wilhelm I, 1841
1841
Silver coin. Obverse: laureate head of the king to the left. Reverse: allegorical scene. In exergue date 30 October 1841. Value indication in edge lettering. Struck in honour of the 25th regnal jubilee. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1140; its record gives material recorded as silver (meta…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Gulden of the Dutch East Indies, 1840
1840
Silver coin. Obverse: bust facing right. Reverse: between value indication 1 G, crowned national coat of arms. Below the coat of arms in a curved line, country designation: Nederlandsch Indië. Date above crown. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4959; its record gives material reco…
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