Catalogue
Modern World Coins
Machine-struck national coinage from the nineteenth century onwards.
Catalogue entries (1,985)
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Onza or eight escudos from Mexico, 1845
1845
Gold coin. Obverse: between two tied branches an eagle standing on a cactus plant with spread wings with its head to the right, holding a snake in its beak. Reverse: open book of law, above which an extended arm coming from the right with hand holding an arrow bearing a cap of liberty. In legend mint mark: Mo. and v…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Oord of Archdukes Albert and Isabella, Dukes of Brabant, 1612
1612
Copper coin. Obverse: between stars [=mint mark of Maastricht] crowned coat of arms. Reverse: between year on a cross of ragged staffs crowned coat of arms of Maastricht, below which the Golden Fleece. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2163; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Oord of Friesland, 1608
1608
Copper coin. Obverse: between value indication F O nobleman with cap to the right. In right hand sword. Reverse: on short flowered cross crowned coat of arms of Friesland. Year above crown in circumscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2017; its record gives material recorded as copper…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Oord of Holland
c. 1576 - c. 1578
Both sides, struck: Holland Maiden in the garden; with partially legible legend "AUX NOS IN NOM DOM". The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-NM-7747-4; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.4 cm.
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Oord of King Philip II, Duke of Brabant, 1583
1583
Copper coin. Obverse: crowned bust of the king facing left. Below it the year in two parts, between which is the mint mark: little tree [='s-Hertogenbosch]. Reverse: crowned coat of arms. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2150; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique s…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Oord of the city of Utrecht in the name of Philip II, 1579
1579
Copper coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms of Austria-Burgundy. Reverse: coat of arms of the city of Utrecht on a long floriated cross, with the digits of the date at the corners of the coat of arms. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1832; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal);…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Oord, quarter stuiver of the Catharina Hospital of Leiden, circulated in the period 1573-1576 as small change in Leiden
1573
Silver medal. Obverse: crowned wheel. Reverse: coat of arms below date within inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-17-109; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2 cm x weight 1.14 g.
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Öre from Nyköping in Sweden of Gustaf II Adolf, 1627
1627
Copper coin. Obverse: crowned composite coat of arms. Reverse: griffin to the left. Value indication 1 ör in the field. Year XX7 in legend. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2950; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Öre Silver Mynt from Sweden of Frederik I, 1737
1737
Copper coin. Obverse: monogram of two letters F between three crowns. Royal crown above. Reverse: two crossed arrows, above which is a crown and below which is the year. Value indication in the field. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2985; its record gives material recorded as co…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Ort or 18 groschen from Poland of John II Casimir, 1650
1650
Silver coin. Obverse: laureate bust of the ruler to the right. Reverse: crowned coat of arms between value indication 1 8. Year at the end of the legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3671; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measuremen…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Osella from the Republic of Venice of Doge Giovanni Cornaro, 1629
1629
Silver coin. Obverse: on the left Saint Mark, seated, and on the right the doge, kneeling, between them a lance surmounted by a cross, which both are holding. In the exergue the letters D and B [=mintmaster Domenego Basadonna]. Reverse: man, bareheaded, kneeling before the altar. In the exergue in two lines: Anno V…
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![Ottoman Empire, Serbia, Sultan Sulaiman I, akce, 926 [=1520]](/__l5e/assets-v1/11ed90e3-9cc5-4e9a-b3d4-a0cca5e666ca/rk-kog-mp-1-3693-ottomaanse-rijk-servie-sultan-sulaiman-i-akce-926-1520.jpg)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Ottoman Empire, Serbia, Sultan Sulaiman I, akce, 926 [=1520]
1520
Silver coin. Obverse: three-line inscription in Arabic letters?. Reverse: three-line inscription in Arabic letters, with mint place indication: Sidrah Kipsi [=Semendria, southeast of Belgrade]. Below it, the year: 926. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3693; its record gives material recorded…
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The Bidder / Invaluable
modern coins
OTTOMAN GOLD COIN — 100 KURUŞ
1906–7
Ottoman gold coin — 100 Kuruş, Sultan Abdülhamid II. Struck in 22-carat gold (91.7%), Istanbul. Above the tughra small five-pointed stars are set, and the entire design is encircled by an intertwined wreath of laurel branches and lances beneath a peripheral star ornament. The reverse carries a traditional decorated…
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Wójcicki - Polish Auction House Premium Auction 18 (via NumisBids)
modern coins
Ottoman kurus
18th to 20th century
The Ottoman kuruş, widely referred to in European languages as the piastre, was introduced in 1688 as a major coin of the Ottoman monetary system. Subdivided into 40 para or 120 akçe, it served as the empire's principal unit of account and currency standard until the monetary reforms of the mid-nineteenth century. I…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Overijssel 1/5 Philipsthaler of Philip II, 1567
1567
Silver coin. Obverse: between two firesteels, crowned Spanish-Burgundian coat of arms on a cross of Burgundy. Reverse: portrait of Philip II facing right, date below. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1908; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Overijssel bezemstuiver, 1739
1739
Silver coin. Obverse: three-line inscription, above which mintmaster mark and below which date. Reverse: within a laurel wreath, between value indication I S, bundle of arrows. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1921; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Overijssel duit, 1766
1766
Copper coin. Obverse: crowned provincial coat of arms between motto. Reverse: two-line inscription, surmounted by privy mark and with year below. Beneath, between orange branches, bust of Prince William V. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1928; its record gives material recorded as copper (m…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Overijssel leeuwendaalder, 1677
1677
Silver coin. Obverse: helmeted knight looking to the right, before him a coat of arms with lion suspended from a ribbon. Reverse: rampant lion facing left. Date at top in inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1908B; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique stri…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Overijssel statenoord in the name of Philip II
1577 - 1578
Copper coin. Obverse: bust of Philip II facing left. Reverse: crowned Burgundian coat of arms encircled by the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1909; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurement…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Overijssel, Duit, 1767. Strike in Silver
1767
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned provincial coat of arms between motto. Reverse: two-line inscription, above which the mintmaster's mark and below which the date. Below that, between orange branches, the bust of Prince William V. Cable edge. Strike in silver. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-19…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Overijssel, Dutch rijksdaalder, 1620
1620
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms of the Generality between year. Reverse: laureate and cuirassed bust facing right, holding a sword in the right hand and a provincial coat of arms on a ribbon in the left hand. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1908A; its record gives material record…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Overstrike of two centimes from Belgium in the name of Leopold I, struck on the flan of a Dutch cent.
1833
Copper coin. Part of the type. Obverse: seated lion looking back to the left with a panel bearing an inscription under its right paw. Value designation in the exergue. Reverse: crowned monogram. Date at the bottom. On a flan of a Dutch cent. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2678; its record…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Pagoda for Madras in India from the English East India Company (EIC), (1807)
1807
Gold coin. Obverse: within a circle formed by a belt with buckle, a temple gopuram surrounded by stars. On the buckle, value indication in English: 'pagoda', and in Arabic characters. Reverse: within a circle formed by a ribbon bearing the value indication in Tamil and Telugu, deity half-length, standing, in a field…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Pagoda from Mysore in India of Haidar Ali, 1761-1782
1761 - 1782
Gold coin. Obverse: two figures standing side by side [Uma-Maheshvara type]. Reverse: Arabic character H, on a granulated field. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3848; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 1.1 cm x weight…
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![Paisa of the first size from the Kingdom of Jaunpur in India of Husain Shah, 868 [=1463]](/__l5e/assets-v1/a118f171-14d3-4976-923c-2fe8320209ed/rk-kog-mp-1-3836-paisa-van-de-eerste-grootte-uit-het-koninkrijk-jaunpur-in-india-va.jpg)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Paisa of the first size from the Kingdom of Jaunpur in India of Husain Shah, 868 [=1463]
1463
Copper coin. Obverse: inscription in Arabic characters with the name of the Shah. Reverse: inscription in Arabic characters in four lines with indication of date. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3836; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); m…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Paisa or 20 cash from Mysore in India of Sri Krishnaraja Wadiyar, 1799-1868
1810 - 1833
Copper coin. Obverse: elephant draped in caparisons walking to the left. Above it, between the sun and moon, the designation Sri in Kannada script, below which a one-line inscription. Reverse: three-line inscription in Kannada script. Below it, value designation: XX Cash. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this objec…
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Almazi via Wikimedia Commons
modern coins
Pakistan early rupee coinage
from 1948
Pakistan early rupee coinage comprises the initial coin series issued by Pakistan beginning in 1948 following the partition of British India. These issues served to replace British Indian coins in general circulation, maintaining the established division of one rupee into 16 annas, with each anna equalling 4 pice or…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Palatinate-Zweibrücken, Christian IV, 12 Kreuzer, 1759
1759
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned decorated composite coat of arms surmounted by a hat. Reverse: value indication in three lines, below which the letter M. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1194A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking)…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Palatinate-Zweibrücken, Johann I, 3 Kreuzer, 1602
1602
Silver coin. Obverse: composite coat of arms, above which the date. Reverse: crowned double-headed eagle with the numeral 3 on its breast within a circle. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1194; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measureme…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Palembang, Sumatra, Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II, pitis, AH 1216 (1801)
1801
Tin octagonal coin. Obverse: circumscription in Arabic characters, between which is the year in the Islamic calendar. Reverse, smooth. In the centre a round hole. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4379; its record gives material recorded as tin (metal); technique casting; measurements diamete…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Palembang, Sumatra, Sultan Muhammad Bahauddin, pitis
1769 - 1798
Tin coin. Obverse: circumscription in Arabic characters, between which is the year in the Islamic calendar. Reverse, smooth. In the centre a round hole. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4378; its record gives material recorded as tin (metal); technique casting; measurements diameter 1.9 cm x…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Palembang, Sumatra, Sultan Muhammad Bahauddin, pitis, AH 1203 (1788)
1788 - 1789
Tin coin. Obverse: circumscription in Arabic characters, between which is the year in the Islamic calendar. Reverse, smooth. In the centre a round hole. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4376; its record gives material recorded as tin (metal); technique casting; measurements diameter 1.8 cm x…
Partial type record
Antonio Travani
modern coins
Papal States scudo
Before 1870
The Papal States scudo, also known as the Roman scudo, was the principal silver denomination and official monetary unit of the temporal realm of the Papal States. Deriving its name from the Latin word scutum, meaning shield, the term was applied across the Italian peninsula from the sixteenth century to designate la…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Papal States, Pope Clement XI, scudo, 1708
1708
Silver coin. Obverse: decorated coat of arms, above which two crossed keys. Above that a tiara. In the legend the date: An VIII. Reverse: within rich Baroque decoration, inscription in three lines, below which coat of arms with hat. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-1984-B; its rec…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Papal States, Pope Gregory XVI, baiocco, 1840
1840
Copper coin. Obverse: ornate coat of arms, surmounted by two crossed keys. Above that a tiara. Reverse: within two tied branches the denomination indication in one line, below which the date. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3217; its record gives material recorded as copper (met…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Papal States, Pope Pius IX, 20 baiocchi, 1865
1865
Silver coin. Obverse: portrait of the pope facing left. In the legend the date: An XX = 1865. Reverse: within two tied branches the denomination indication in two lines, below which the date. At the bottom the letter R. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3223A; its record gives ma…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Papal States, Pope Pius IX, grosso di rame of 5 baiocchi, 1849
1849
Copper coin. Obverse: between two crossed branches an ornate coat of arms, surmounted by two crossed keys. Above that a tiara. Reverse: within two tied branches the denomination indication: 5 baiocchi in two lines, below which the date. Below that the letter R [=Rome]. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds t…
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![Para from Egypt of Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II, regnal year 19 [=1893]](/__l5e/assets-v1/f9e64fcd-58e5-45d1-9b10-6b43bd450667/rk-kog-mp-1-5059b-para-uit-egypte-van-de-ottomaanse-sultan-abdu.jpg)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Para from Egypt of Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II, regnal year 19 [=1893]
1893
Nickel coin. Obverse: within a wreath of flowers, tughra with a sprig of leaves to the right. Below the tughra, in two lines, the regnal year: 12. Reverse: within a legend in Arabic letters, including mint place designation: Misr [=Egypt] on denomination designation, 1. Below denomination designation, accession year…
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![Para from Libya of the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II, regnal year 25 [= 1832]](/__l5e/assets-v1/5a782e2d-33e2-420b-b231-7d45a6ecb8b4/rk-kog-mp-1-5065-para-uit-libie-van-de-ottomaanse-sultan-mahmu.jpg)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Para from Libya of the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II, regnal year 25 [= 1832]
1832
Copper coin. Obverse: arabesque, surrounded by a legend in Arabic letters. At the top, accession year: 1223 [= 1808]. Reverse: four-line inscription in Arabic letters with mint indication: Tarablusi gharb [= Tripoli in Libya]. At the top of the inscription, regnal year: 25. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, ho…
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![Para from Libya of the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II, regnal year 26 [= 1833]](/__l5e/assets-v1/3f0f8eb0-4c04-40c0-901a-551501383ddf/rk-kog-mp-1-5066-para-uit-libie-van-de-ottomaanse-sultan-mahmu.jpg)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Para from Libya of the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II, regnal year 26 [= 1833]
1833
Copper coin. Obverse: arabesque, surrounded by a legend in Arabic letters. At the top, accession year: 1223 [= 1808]. Reverse: four-line inscription in Arabic letters with mint indication: Tarablusi gharb [= Tripoli in Libya]. At the top of the inscription, regnal year: 26. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, ho…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Para from Tunisia of Sultan Ahmed VI Mohammed Khan
c. 1750 - c. 1850
Silver rectangular coin. Obverse: four-line inscription in Arabic script. Reverse: five-line inscription in Arabic script. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5072B; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements length 1.3 cm x width 1.1 c…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Paraguay, 2 centesimos, 1868
1868
Copper coin. Obverse: seated lion facing right with an upright arrow behind it, on the point of which is a Phrygian cap surrounded by rays. Year at the bottom. Reverse: value designation: dos cents. on two lines. Plain edge. Pattern. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5327; its record gives ma…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Patacão of 2000 reis of the Empire of Brazil of D. Pedro II, 1852
1852
Silver coin. Obverse: within a circle of flowers, value indication: 2000. In legend at bottom, year. Reverse: between two tied branches, crowned coat of arms of Brazil. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5323; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique strikin…
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Museums Victoria / Photographer: Heath Warwick
modern coins
Pattern coin, 1/2 Rupee, India, 1793
1793 AD
1/2 Rupee or 1/2 Mohur silver pattern, 1793 - proposed coins for Bengal, India Minted by Calcutta Mint Struck from unfinished dies with edge milled left Obverse: Persian couplet (Pridmore 11) (translation: Defender of the religion of Muhammad. Shah Alam. Emperor. Shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on the sev…
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Museums Victoria / Photographer: Jennifer McNair
modern coins
Pattern coin, 30 Lepta, Greece, 1862
1862 AD
Pattern 30 Lepta, issued by Ionian Islands, Greece, 1862. Minted by Royal Mint, London. This coin contains two obverse's: the winged lion from the 1 lepton and the 30 in an oak wreath from the 30 Lepta, rather than an obverse and reverse. The reverse for the 30 Lepta was Britannia seated facing right with shield and…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Pattern strike for a gold ducat
1849
Strike of a gold ducat - without legend on the obverse - on a copper flan. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-2023-69; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.1 mm.
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Pattern strike for a guilder of the Kingdom of Holland, 1808
1808
Bronze coin. Obverse: six-line inscription with the name Salneuve. Reverse: six-line inscription, below which the date. Edge lettering. Pattern strike in bronze the size of a guilder with edge lettering according to the Salneuve system. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2200B; its record give…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Pegione from Milan of Galeazzo II Visconti, 1354-1378
1354 - 1378
Silver coin. Obverse: within a quatrefoil, between two Gothic letters, the coat of arms of Milan. Reverse: seated bishop with crozier and other attributes. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3159; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurem…
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