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Modern World Coins
Machine-struck national coinage from the nineteenth century onwards.
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Петров Эдуард
modern coins
Netherlands silver guilder
19th to 20th century
The Netherlands silver guilder, also termed the gulden or florin, is the principal silver denomination of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, circulating across the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. From its early origins in the fifteenth century through the era of the Dutch Republic, the guilder evolved through shif…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Netherlands, ½ gulden, 1909
1909
Silver coin. Obverse: head with diadem facing left. Reverse: crowned national coat of arms between value indication ½ G. Below the coat of arms on the left: mint master mark: halberd with star. Date at top in legend. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5538; its record gives materi…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Netherlands, 2½ guilders for the Dutch East Indies, 1943 D
1943
Silver coin. Obverse: head facing left. Reverse: between the denomination 2½ G, crowned national coat of arms. Palm tree coat of arms at lower left and letter D [=Denver] at lower right. Year at the bottom in the inscription. Edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5990; its record…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Netherlands, 5 cents, 1914
1914
Square nickel coin. Obverse: decoration in the corners, within which are two circles containing the name of the country. Inside, a fruiting orange branch. Reverse: in the four corners a shell decoration, connected by pearls. Inside, indication of value 5 C within a beaded border. Year in the two shells on the left a…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Netherlands, guilder, 1944 P
1944
Silver coin. Obverse: head facing left. Reverse: crowned national coat of arms between the value indication 1 G. Year below in circumscription. Below coat of arms left: acorn, and right: letter P [=Philadelphia]. Edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5535; its record gives materia…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Neugroschen from the Kingdom of Saxony of Johann, 1870
1870
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the king facing left. Below the head, the letter B. Reverse: value indication in three lines, below which the date. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0846A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); meas…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Neuguinea ½ Mark from German New Guinea, 1894
1894
Silver coin. Obverse: bird of paradise with outspread wings on a branch. Year at the bottom. Reverse: between two tied branches, value indication in three lines, below which is the year. At the bottom, letter A [=Berlin]. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5345C; its record gives…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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New gold koban of the Empire of Japan from Emperor Ninko from the Tenpo era
1837
Gold oblong coin with rounded corners. Obverse: at the ends top and bottom a floral motif, facing each other, between which are characters in two rectangles. Reverse: four characters, including an indication of the mint: Kyoto. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4303; its record gives material…
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Museums Victoria
modern coins
New Zealand crown, 1935
1935
The 1935 New Zealand crown, also known as the Waitangi crown, is a commemorative five-shilling silver coin struck by the British Royal Mint for the Dominion of New Zealand to mark the 1840 signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. The coin was produced in 50 percent silver with a diameter of 1.525 inches, a weight of 28.2…
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Mustang Joe via Wikimedia Commons
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Newfoundland coinage
1865-1947
Before joining Canada in 1949, Newfoundland operated as a British colony and later as a dominion with its own independent monetary system. Decimal currency was adopted in 1863, with coin issues commencing in 1865. The government set the value of the Newfoundland dollar equal to the Spanish American dollar, or eight-…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Nicaragua, 2 centesimos, 1887
1887
Copper coin. Obverse: on two tied branches with weaponry a triangle, containing mountains, behind which a radiant sun with human face rises from the sea. Behind that a pole bearing a cap of liberty. Reverse: between two tied branches value indication in two lines, below which year. Milled edge. Note: pattern (proef)…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Nicaragua, King Charles IV, 1/4 real, 1799
1799
Silver coin. Obverse: castle between mint mark N [= Nicaragua] and value mark 1/4. Year at the bottom. Reverse: crowned rampant lion facing left. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5236; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measur…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Nijmegen equestrian schelling, 1690/1
1690 - 1691
Silver coin. Obverse: between value indication 6 S, crowned coat of arms of Nijmegen. Beside the crown a two-digit, poorly legible date. Reverse: knight on horseback riding to the right. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2138B; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique s…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Nijmegen half stuiver, 1620
1620
Billon coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms of Nijmegen between value indication 1/2 S. Date around the crown. Reverse: long decorated cross, in the center small city coat of arms, in the angles the letters H, S, V and N. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2138AA; its record gives material reco…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Nijmegen, daalder, 1689
1689
Silver coin. Obverse: standing armored knight with raised sword in right hand and crowned coat of arms of Nijmegen before him. Reverse: crowned coat of arms of Nijmegen, supported by two lions. Below the coat of arms the value indication 30 ST. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2139A; its rec…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Nijmegen, peerdeke or quarter snaphaan
1475 - 1525
Billon coin. Obverse: Saint George on horseback, riding to the right. Reverse: city coat of arms on a long cross patée. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2138; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.8 cm x weight 2.5 g.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Nijmegen, vierling or quarter stuiver, 1557
1557
Billon coin. Obverse: city coat of arms, above which a crowned helmet. Reverse: short foliated cross with a small cross in the center, in the angles 1, 5, 5 and 7. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2137A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking);…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Nine and a half stuivers, emergency coin from Kampen, struck to pay arrears of pay to the garrison
1578-06-05
Uniface, diamond-shaped emergency coin. Obverse: seven stamps: escutcheon between value indication above inscription and year within legend. Reverse: blank. Nine and a half stuivers. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-158; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Nine francs twenty centimes, emergency coin from Zara, struck during the siege by the Austrians, by the French, at a weight of two ounces
1813
Silver emergency coin. Obverse in diamond-shaped punch: crowned eagle with thunderbolts in talons between inscriptions. Reverse in rectangular punch top: weight indication; bottom: value indication; on edge three marks: MF, SP and SB. Nine francs and 20 centimes. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-V…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Nine pence, siege coin from Newark-on-Trent, struck during the siege by Parliamentarians
1646
Lozenge-shaped siege coin. Obverse: crown between the letters C and R above the Roman numeral IX. Reverse: inscription. Nine pence. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-298; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 3.6 cm x width…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Nine sols, emergency coin struck for the soldiers of Geneva during the war between Geneva and Savoy
1590
Obverse: escutcheon in star with eight wavy points. Reverse: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-203; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.6 cm x weight 3.82 g.
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Cleveland Museum of Art
modern coins
Noble: Edward III Standing in Ship with Shield of Arms (obverse); Ornamental Cross with Lis Terminals (Cleveland Museum of Art 1969.160)
1351
Bearing in mind the primitive tools and methods of production in the 1300s, this noble, and other similar pieces are remarkable for their beauty and fineness of detail. In all the indentures of this period a clause was inserted providing for the trial of the Pyx. The Master of the Mint was supposed to place in the P…
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Noble: Edward III Standing in Ship with Shield of Arms (obverse); Ornamental Cross with Lis Terminals (Cleveland Museum of Art 1969.161)
1363–69
Part of the "Treaty Series" of coins, this is a reference to the Treaty of Bretigni, signed between England and France on May 8, 1360. It was negotiated because of the continued successes of Edward III in his continental wars. Among many other territorial points agreed, the English renounced their pretensions to the…
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Noble: Henry IV Standing in Ship with Shield of Arms (obverse); Ornamental Cross with Lis Terminals (Cleveland Museum of Art 1969.163)
1399–1412
Of them three are in the British Museum, one with the American Numismatic Society, and one in the Norweb collection, this specimen. Classified as part of the "heavy coinage series," refers to the economic state of England at this period. With the ascension of Henry IV, the first king of the House of Lancaster, an ec…
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Noble: Henry V in Ship with Shield of Arms (obverse); Ornamental Cross with Lis Terminals (Cleveland Museum of Art 1969.164)
1413–22
For a considerable time it was impossible to determine which coins belonged to the last part of the reign of Henry IV and which to the first part of the reign of Henry V. However the finding of a hoard of coins in 1929, which contained 63 nobles, resulted in a more correct classification. The importance of finding b…
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Noble: Henry VI in Ship with Shield of Arms (obverse); Ornamental Cross with Lis Terminals (Cleveland Museum of Art 1969.165)
1422–61
The Nobles of Henry VI were very much like those of the previous reign. The system of varying the stops, as annulets, pinecones, mascles, and so forth was introduced to help simplify the changes of privy marks, over 150 which helped identify the coin and where it was minted, which were required for the king's long r…
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Noble: Richard II Standing on Ship with Shield of Arms (obverse); Ornamental Cross with Lis Terminals (Cleveland Museum of Art 1969.162)
1377–1399
This type of coin is very similar to that of the last right but a flag or pennant has appeared on the stern-castle of the ship. This signifies that the piece was struck in the Calais mint, then, and for 180 years to come, an English possession. There are three other points of interest in the Nobles of this period. F…
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Nomisma with Basil II Bulgarotonos and His Brother Constantine VIII (Cleveland Museum of Art 1968.62)
977–1025
The coins shown here include the solidus, the basic gold coin of 24 karats; the tremissis, a gold coin of one-third the weight and value of the solidus; and the nomisma, which in the 10th century replaced the solidus as the standard gold coin. Cleveland Museum of Art object 1968.62: Nomisma with Basil II Bulgarotono…
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Nomisma with Constantine IX Monomachus (Cleveland Museum of Art 1964.424)
1042–1055
The coins shown here include the solidus, the basic gold coin of 24 karats; the tremissis, a gold coin of one-third the weight and value of the solidus; and the nomisma, which in the 10th century replaced the solidus as the standard gold coin. Cleveland Museum of Art object 1964.424: Nomisma with Constantine IX Mono…
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Nomisma with Eudocia and Romanus IV Diogenes (Cleveland Museum of Art 1964.425)
1068–1071
The coins shown here include the solidus, the basic gold coin of 24 karats; the tremissis, a gold coin of one-third the weight and value of the solidus; and the nomisma, which in the 10th century replaced the solidus as the standard gold coin. Cleveland Museum of Art object 1964.425: Nomisma with Eudocia and Romanus…
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Nomisma with John I Zimisces (Cleveland Museum of Art 1968.61)
969–976
The coins shown here include the solidus, the basic gold coin of 24 karats; the tremissis, a gold coin of one-third the weight and value of the solidus; and the nomisma, which in the 10th century replaced the solidus as the standard gold coin. Cleveland Museum of Art object 1968.61: Nomisma with John I Zimisces, 969…
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Nomisma with Nicephorus II Phocas (Cleveland Museum of Art 1964.423)
c. 963–969
The coins shown here include the solidus, the basic gold coin of 24 karats; the tremissis, a gold coin of one-third the weight and value of the solidus; and the nomisma, which in the 10th century replaced the solidus as the standard gold coin. Cleveland Museum of Art object 1964.423: Nomisma with Nicephorus II Phoca…
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Nomisma with Nicephorus II Phocas (Cleveland Museum of Art 1968.60)
963–969
The coins shown here include the solidus, the basic gold coin of 24 karats; the tremissis, a gold coin of one-third the weight and value of the solidus; and the nomisma, which in the 10th century replaced the solidus as the standard gold coin. Cleveland Museum of Art object 1968.60: Nomisma with Nicephorus II Phocas…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Norway, Frederick VI, skilling dansk, 1812
1812
Copper coin. Obverse: crowned monogram of the ruler. Reverse: value indication in three lines. Below that the date, under which the mint mark. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3071; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measureme…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Norway, Oscar II, 50 öre, 1897
1897
Silver coin. Obverse: monogram of the king facing left. Reverse: within two tied oak branches crowned coat of arms, above which denomination as legend. At the bottom date, between which mint mark. Milled edge. Damage [solder] on reverse. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5807; its record give…
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Auction house “Leighton Galleries”, via Invaluable
modern coins
Norwegian 2 kroner silver
Scandinavian Monetary Union era
The Norwegian silver two kroner is a coin denomination issued for the Kingdom of Norway and distributed by the Central Bank of Norway. Introduced following Norway's adoption of the krone currency in 1875, the coin formed part of the monetary system established under the Scandinavian Monetary Union, which had been fo…
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A. Karamitsos Auction 28 (via NumisBids)
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Norwegian skilling coinage
19th century
Norwegian skilling coinage comprised the fractional metallic currency used in Norway during the periods of the rigsdaler specie and the speciedaler, preceding the adoption of the krone. Following the Napoleonic Wars, Norway maintained this 120-skilling standard even after its union with Sweden, retaining the divisio…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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One and a half taler, emergency coin struck by the allied princes of Silesia
1621
Uniface, diamond-shaped emergency coin with rounded corners. Obverse: five stamps: bottom and top, left and right: two house marks; centre: eagle with displayed wings and before it a crescent moon surmounted by a cross between year within legend. Reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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One forty-eighth thaler from the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin of Friedrich Franz II, 1853
1853
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned monogram of the grand duke. Reverse: value indication in three lines, below which the year. Below that the letter A. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0982; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); meas…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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One hundred stuivers from the siege of Maastricht by the French, emergency coin minted from the silver of the chapters of St. Servatius and Our Lady
1794-10 - 1794-10-27
Uniface emergency coin. Obverse: four stamps one above the other; rectangular stamp with the year; five-pointed star; rectangular stamp with indication of value and a small stamp with monogram of the letters L and E. Reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-503; its record gives mater…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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One-eighth daalder; emergency coin from the siege of Groningen
1672
One-eighth daalder; rhombus-shaped emergency coin of Groningen with rounded corners. Obverse: crowned coat of arms between value indication within legend. Reverse: inscription "Groningen Belegerdt den 9 Juli ende Verlaten den 17 Augusty 1672". The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-370; its record…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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One-eighth mohur or pe from Burma of Mindon Min, 1228 [=1866]
1866
Gold coin. Obverse: a Burmese lion. Below it the date: 1228. Reverse: between two tied branches, value indication in one line. Plain edge. Note: remains of mounting loop. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4130B; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique striking (metalwork…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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One-eighth stuiver of Deventer, 1523
1523
Silver coin. Obverse: coat of arms with single-headed eagle and coat of arms of the Oversticht. Reverse: long cross patée with the letters D, A, V, and E in the angles. Date in legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1939; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique stri…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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One-sixteenth thaler?, emergency coin from Braunau, struck during the siege by the Austrians
1743
Uniface, square emergency coin with bevelled corners. Obverse: crowned coat of arms between year within wreath of foliage and legend. Reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-483; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements hei…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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One-sixth thaler of Johann Wilhelm, Elector of the Palatinate, appointed vicar of Swabia, Franconia, and the Palatinate after the death of Emperor Joseph I
1711
Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man within an inscription. Reverse: double-headed eagle: on its chest two coats of arms under an electoral bonnet; below that: small shield with numeral 1/6 between letters N and P within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2018; its record gives…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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One-third taler from Brandenburg of Frederick III, 1690
1690
Silver coin. Obverse: bust facing right. Reverse: between letters L, C, and S, a composite decorated coat of arms, topped with an electoral hat. Around the hat, date. Below the coat of arms, indication of value. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0148A; its record gives material re…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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One-third taler from the Bishopric of Osnabrück of Ernst August, 1690
1690
Silver coin. Obverse: standing Saint Andrew with cross. Date at the end of the circumscription. Reverse: crowned composite coat of arms on crossed sword and crozier. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0618A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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One-twentieth philipsdaalder from Brabant of Philip II, 1573
1573
The object is a coin catalogued as a one-twentieth philipsdaalder from Brabant of Philip II. It is registered under the translated Dutch title "One-twentieth philipsdaalder from Brabant of Philip II, 1573" and classified by the holding institution simply as a coin. The catalogue entry does not record any specific de…
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