Catalogue
Modern World Coins
Machine-struck national coinage from the nineteenth century onwards.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Saxony, Albertine Line, Christian II, Johann Georg I and August, thaler, 1604
1604
Silver coin. Obverse: armoured bust of the elector facing right, in left hand a helmet and in right hand a sword. Year around head, at the bottom in inscription the electoral coat of arms. Reverse: within a circle of fourteen coats of arms the two portraits of the elector's brothers. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, hold…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Schauguldiner (taler) of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
1505
Silver coin. Obverse: bust of a man (Maximilian I) with crown, sword, and sceptre within a legend. Reverse: crowned coat of arms with the Order of the Golden Fleece suspended from it between two crowned coats of arms, above two coats of arms within a legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-6…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Scheepjesgulden, 1802
1802
Silver coin. Obverse: three-masted ship under full sail on open sea. Decorated date at the bottom in inscription. Reverse: between mark of value I G crowned coat of arms of the Generality. Mint mark above crown in inscription. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4712; its record giv…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Schilling from Huissen
1609
Silver coin. Obverse: coat of arms within an inscription. Reverse: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-572; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.1 cm x weight 4.36 g.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Schilling from Pomerania of Bogislav X, 1474-1523
1474 - 1523
Silver coin. Obverse: coat of arms on a long decorated cross. Reverse: winged animal facing left. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0273A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.1 cm x weight 1.23 g.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Schilling from the Canton of Zug, 1693
1693
Silver coin. Obverse: the mitred Saint Wolfgang from the front with a crosier in his left hand and a sceptre in his right. Reverse: double-headed eagle with year in exergue. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1390; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique str…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Schilling from the Canton of Zurich, 1743
1743
Silver coin. Obverse: coat of arms on a long floreate cross. Reverse: value indication in three lines, below which is the year. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1387; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Schilling from the Republic of Austria, 1947
1947
Aluminium coin. Obverse: crowned eagle with coat of arms of Austria on its breast, in its talons a hammer and sickle and broken chains. Date at the bottom. Reverse: between value designation, man sowing facing left with seed bag. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5883; its record…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Schilling or 3 Rappen from the Canton of Glarus, 1813
1813
Copper coin. Obverse: coat of arms below two branches. In exergue, year. Reverse: within a wreath of leaves, value indication in three lines. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1398; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measuremen…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Scotland, Charles I, 1/4 noble of 20 pence Scots
1625 - 1648
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned bust facing left. To the right of it value designation XX. Reverse: thistle plant, above which a crown. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2904; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 1.6 cm x…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Scotland, Charles II, bodle of 2 pence scotch, 1677
1677
Copper coin. Obverse: crossed sword and sceptre. Crown above. Reverse: thistle plant, above which is the year in the legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2905; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2 cm x weight 2.8…
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Derby Museums Trust, Rachel Atherton
modern coins
Scottish silver coinage
12th - 17th century
Scottish silver coinage was produced locally for the Scottish monarchy from the reign of David I (1124–1153) until 1709. David I commenced production in 1136 after capturing Carlisle, its silver mines, and its mint from King Stephen of England. He struck silver pennies at Carlisle, Edinburgh, St Andrews, Roxburgh, a…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Screw taler from the Imperial City of Nuremberg in the name of Emperor Ferdinand II, 1625
1625
Silver altered coin, coin flan hollowed out and threaded. Obverse: three coats of arms above and below date. Reverse: crowned double-headed eagle. Smooth edge. Inserts in hollow space?. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1209A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique st…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Screw thaler from the Imperial City of Augsburg in the name of Emperor Ferdinand III, 1639-1645
1639 - 1645
Silver altered coin, blank hollowed out, provided with a thicker rim and screw thread. Obverse: laureate bust of the emperor facing right. Reverse: pine cone on column, behind which a view of the city. Date removed. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-4348; its record gives material…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Screw thaler from the Imperial City of Nuremberg in the name of Emperor Ferdinand II, 1625
1625
Silver worked coin, flan hollowed out and provided with screw thread. Obverse: three coats of arms above and below the date. Reverse: crowned double-headed eagle. Smooth edge. No pictures inside the hollow. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-4346; its record gives material recorded as silver (m…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Scudo on the Peace of Ryswick, in honour of Pope Innocent XII
1698
Scudo. Obverse: bust of a man within legend. Reverse: Peter with nimbus and keys in hand blesses the people within legend; exergue: inscription and coat of arms. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-1778; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); mea…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Scudo, Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma restores calm in the Bishopric of Cologne
1590
Silver coin. Obverse: bust of a man within legend. Reverse: Abundance with horn and lily between river god and dog with coat of arms within legend; exergue; date. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-480; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); mea…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Scudo, Clement XI
1707
Obverse: bust of a man within legend. Reverse: pope with halo kneels at the foot of a mountain; on the summit lies a lamb with banner, beside the pope a maiden with anchor and olive branch within legend; exergue: coat of arms. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-1954-H; its record gives material…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Scudo, Ferdinand Charles, Duke of Mantua
1706
Obverse: bust of a man within legend. Reverse: trophy of all kinds of weaponry within legend; edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-1953-E; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4 cm x weight 25.81 g.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
See of Liège vacant
1688
Silver coin. Obverse: bust of a man wearing a mitre within legend. Reverse: crowned coat of arms within legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-1362; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4 cm x weight 27.35 g.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Self-portrait of Johann Philip Lembke
1650 - 1713
Self-portrait of Johann Philip Lembke (1631-1713). Half-length, facing left with palette and brushes in hand. Painted on the inside of a silver screw thaler from 1632. Part of the portrait miniatures collection. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as SK-A-4334-1; its record gives material recorded as silve…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Seljuqs of Rum, Sultan Ghiyath al-Din Kaykhusraw I, 634-643 AH [=1192-1200], dirham
1192 - 1200
Silver coin. Obverse: lion walking to the right, above which a sun [=zodiac sign of the sultan's wife]. Legend in Arabic characters. Reverse: within a square, inscription in Arabic characters, in Kufic script, in four lines. Around the square, inscription in Arabic characters. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Sen of 1 mon from the Empire of Japan
1739 - 1868
Iron coin. Obverse: within a wide smooth rim around a central square hole, four characters placed crosswise meaning: kanei tsuho [= Kanei period]. Reverse: within a wide smooth rim, smooth surface. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4294; its record gives material recorded as iron (metal); tec…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Sen of 100 mon from the Empire of Japan, from the Tenpō era
1830 - 1843
Copper elongated oval coin. Obverse: in the centre a square aperture, above which two characters together indicating the Tenpō era, and below which also two characters. Reverse: in the centre a square aperture, above which two characters and below which one character, together forming the denomination: 100 mon. The…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Sen of 4 mon of the Empire of Japan, from the Meiwa era
1764 - 1771
Copper coin. Obverse: within a wide smooth border around a square aperture in the centre, four characters arranged crosswise meaning: kanei tsuho [= Kanei era]. Reverse: within a wide smooth border eleven curved stripes, waves. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4297; its record gives material…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Serbia, King Alexander I, 2 dinars, 1890
1890
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the king to the left. Reverse: between tied laurel and oak branch a crown, below which in two lines the value indication, below which the year. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3694; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique st…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Settlement of the disputes between Groningen and the Ommelanden
1681
Silver coin. Obverse: two clasped hands, the eye of Providence, and a cap of liberty within a circumscription. Reverse: coat of arms within circumscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-1292-A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measur…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Seven and a half batzen, emergency coin from Frankenthal, struck during the siege by Verdugo
1623
Single-sided, nearly diamond-shaped emergency coin, with a notch on the left side. Obverse: a stamp; cornerstone above denomination within an inscription. Reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-265; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworki…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Shilling from England of George I, 1723
1723
Silver coin. Obverse: laureate bust of the king to the right. Reverse: around a cross within a circle surrounded by rays, four crowned coats of arms arranged in a cross. In the angles the letters SS and C [=South Sea Company]. Date at the top in the legend. Cable rim. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Shilling of Frederick VI, King of Denmark
1812
Copper coin. Obverse: crowned monogram of letters F and R; between legs of letter R: Roman numeral VI. Reverse: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-14-17; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 1.3 cm x weight 0.7…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Shilling, Emergency Coin of James II, King of England, from March 1689
1689-03
Obverse: bust of a man with laurel wreath within legend. Reverse: crown pierced by two crossed scepters between the monogram of the letters J and R; above the crown Roman numeral XXX, below the crown inscription "Mar: " within legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-386; its record gives mat…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Shilling, George II, King of England, shilling struck from the silver captured at Lima
1745
Silver shilling. Obverse: bust of a man with laurel wreath within inscription. Reverse: four crowned coats of arms; in the centre: badge within inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2388; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurem…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Shilling; twelve pence, emergency coin from Newark-on-Trent, struck during the siege by Parliamentarians
1646
Lozenge-shaped emergency coin pierced with a hole. Obverse: crown between the letters C and R above the Roman numeral XII. Reverse: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-295; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 3…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Shilling; twelve pence, emergency coin from Pontefract, from the siege by Oliver Cromwell
1648
Octagonal emergency coin with a hole in it. Obverse: in a circular punch: crown above letters C and R within circumscription and beaded rim. Reverse: castle with three towers; on the upper tower a flag between letters P and C; to the right of the castle an inscription, to the left the barrel of a cannon within circu…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Shilling; twelve 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 (twelve pence): Roman numeral XII below letter D within beaded border. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-303; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements d…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Siak on Sumatra, kepeng, 1835
1835 - 1836
Copper coin. Private coin. Obverse: two-line inscription: designation in Malay in Arabic characters: 'Negri Siak'. Reverse: single-line Malay inscription in Arabic characters: 'een kepeng', above which value indication 1 and below which the year 1251 in Islamic calendar. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, hold…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Sicily, Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, grano, 1717
1717
Copper coin. Obverse: crowned eagle with spread wings and on its breast the coat of arms of Savoy. Reverse: within a rococo decoration a three-line inscription, below which the date. At the bottom the letters C and P [=Palermo]. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3187; its record g…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Siege of Antwerp, emergency coin of five centimes struck by Napoleon I Bonaparte, Emperor of the French
1814
Copper emergency coin. Obverse: letter N within laurel wreath under inscription, above year; on the bows of the ribbon tying the wreath: letters JLGP. Reverse: denomination within legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-553-D; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique s…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Siege of Antwerp, emergency coin of ten centimes, struck by Louis XVIII, King of France
1814
Copper emergency coin. Obverse: two letters L within a laurel wreath below an inscription above the year; on the bows of the ribbon with which the wreath is tied: inscription; lower left and below the year: traces of an inscription in mirror image. Reverse: denomination within an inscription; edge lettering [?]. The…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Siege of Antwerp, emergency coin of ten centimes, struck by Napoleon I Bonaparte, Emperor of the French
1814
Copper emergency coin. Obverse: letter N within a laurel wreath below inscription, above year; below laurel wreath: small letter R. Reverse: value designation within legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-552-B; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metal…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Siege of Antwerp, five-cent emergency coin struck by Louis XVIII, King of France
1814
Copper emergency coin. Obverse: two letters L within a laurel wreath beneath an inscription and above the year; on the bows of the ribbon with which the wreath is tied: letters JLGP. Reverse: denomination within circumscription; edge lettering [?]. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-555; its re…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Siege of Jülich by Albert, Archduke of Austria, emergency coin of four schilling, produced from an Ortstaler of Georg Gustav, Count Palatine of Veldenz, counterstamped with the monogram of Frederik Pithaen
1621-09-05 - 1622-02-02
Triangular emergency coin of four stuivers from Jülich, with rounded top edge. Obverse: a stamp: monogram of the letters F and P, interrupting the date and denomination indication; below, along the rounded top edge: part of the legend of the old coin. Reverse: along the rounded top edge: part of the legend of the ol…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Siege of Jülich by Albert, Archduke of Austria, emergency coin of four schillings, made from a coin, stamped with the monogram of Frederik Pithaen
1621-09-05 - 1622-02-02
Irregular, uniface emergency coin. Obverse: one stamp: monogram of letters F and P, interrupting year and value indication; rev.: blank. The stamp shows the value 4 stuivers, the coin is too light for this and possibly clipped. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-246; its record gives material r…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Siege of Jülich by Albert, Archduke of Austria, emergency coin of two shillings, made from a coin stamped with the monogram of Frederik Pithaen
1621-09-05 - 1622-02-02
Octagonal, single-sided emergency coin of two stuivers from Jülich. Obverse: a stamp: monogram of letters F and P, which interrupts the year and value indication; reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-247; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (me…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Siege of Jülich by Albert, Archduke of Austria, emergency coin with the weight of a quarter rijksdaalder, made by countermarking a dicken of Johann Reinhard I, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg
1621-09-05 - 1622-02-02
Uniface silver emergency coin. Obverse: six stamps: large stamp in the centre, five identical, smaller stamps around it; large stamp: monogram of the letters F and P, interrupting date and inscription; smaller stamps: monogram of the letters F and P, interrupting date and denomination; reverse: blank. Dicken. The Ri…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Siege of Jülich by Albert, Archduke of Austria, emergency coin with the weight of a quarter rijksdaalder, made from a Dicken of Johann II, Count of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, stamped with the monogram
1621-09-05 - 1622-02-02
Uniface, heptagonal emergency coin. Obverse: eight stamps: large stamp in centre, seven identical smaller stamps around it; large stamp: monogram of letters F and P, interrupting year and inscription; smaller stamps: monogram of letters F and P, interrupting year and value indication; rev.: blank. Dicken. The Rijksm…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Siege of Jülich by Albert, Archduke of Austria, emergency coin with the weight of a quarter rijksdaalder, made from a quarter taler (ortstaler) of Johann II, Count of Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Veldenz from Heidelberg
1621-09-05 - 1622-02-02
Uniface emergency coin, with a large crack on the upper right side. Obverse: one large stamp: monogram of letters F and P, interrupting year and inscription; rev.: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-241; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworki…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Siege of Jülich by Albert, Archduke of Austria, emergency coin with the weight of a quarter rijksdaalder, struck from a coin, stamped with the monogram of Frederik Pithaen
1621-09-05 - 1622-02-02
Uniface, octagonal emergency coin of Jülich. Obverse: five stamps: large stamp in center, four identical, smaller stamps around it; large stamp: monogram of letters F and P, interrupting year and inscription; smaller stamps: monogram of letters F and P, interrupting year and value indication; reverse: blank. The Rij…
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