Catalogue
Modern World Coins
Machine-struck national coinage from the nineteenth century onwards.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Straits Settlements, Queen Victoria, 5 cents, 1895
1895
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned head of Queen Victoria facing left. Reverse: within a beaded circle, value indication: 5. In the lower legend, value indication: 'five cents' with the year to its right. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4082G; its record gives material recorded as s…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Strike in lead of the reverse of a daalder of 30 stuivers of the city of Zaltbommel, 1582
1582
Lead strike of a silver coin. Reverse: quarterly coat of arms of the city. In legend, denomination: rosette NA GEL ORD DAL VAN 30 STV. Strike in lead, produced using a surviving reverse die in Zaltbommel. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2149E; its record gives material recorded as lead (met…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Strike on a silver Brabant patagon from 1622 of a duit for the Dutch East Indies from Gelderland, 1805
1805
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned composite Spanish coat of arms, bearing a strike of a Gelderland duit for the Dutch East Indies: crowned coat of arms of Gelderland between motto. Reverse: between date: 1622 two crossed ragged staves, above which a crown and below which a fleece, Golden Fleece. Bearing a strike of a Ge…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Stüber from the Lordship of Jever of Emperor Paul of Russia, 1798
1798
Copper-silver coin. Obverse: curved coat of arms of Jever. Reverse: value indication in two lines, below which date. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1048B; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 1.4 cm x we…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Stuiver (double groot), emergency coin from Oudenaarde struck during the siege
1582-05-30
Single-sided, diamond-shaped emergency coin. Obverse: a circular stamp: decorated cross between fleurons; in centre: coat of arms within circumscription, interrupted by the arms of the cross. Reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-194; its record gives material recorded as tin (meta…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Stuiver for the Dutch East Indies during British rule, 1815
1815
Copper coin. Obverse: between value indication I St, monogram of the English East India Company. Above it, letter B [=British]. Reverse: one-line inscription, with date below. Mint mark above the inscription and mint master mark Z [=mint master Zwekkert] below the date. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Stuiver for the Dutch East Indies from Java, 1810
1810
Copper coin. Obverse: between value indication I St, intertwined initials L and N of Louis Napoleon. Mint mark above. Reverse: one-line inscription, with date below. Mint mark above the inscription and mint master mark Z [=mint master Zwekkert] below the date. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Stuiver of 4 oorden from the Bishopric of Liège of John Theodore of Bavaria, 1752
1752
Copper coin. Obverse: between value designation 4 L, a crowned coat of arms on a sword and crozier. Reverse: in the centre a crowned coat of arms, surrounded by four coats of arms. In the corners the digits 1, 7, 5 and 2. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2488; its record gives material recor…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Stuiver of Ceylon, 1792
1792
Copper coin. Obverse: VOC monogram, above which is the letter C. Reverse: single-line inscription: denomination indication stuiver, above which is I and below which is the year. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4035; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); techniqu…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Stuiver of Curaçao, 1822
1822
Silver coin. Obverse: within a beaded circle, underlined year, above which is the country indication. Reverse: value indication in two lines. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5265; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Stuiver of Emperor Charles V, Duke of Brabant, 1512
1512
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms. Reverse: long decorated cross on a quatrefoil, in the center a star. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2156; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.9 cm x weight 2.32 g.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Stuiver of Groningen and the Ommelanden, 1765
1765
Silver coin. Obverse: within laurel wreath between bundle of arrows value indication 1 S. Reverse: two-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-1-2079; its record gives material recorded as silve…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Stuiver of Kampen
1590 - 1610
Silver coin. Obverse: between value indication I S, crowned simplified Spanish coat of arms. Reverse: on a double-lined quatrefoil, long cross patée with a small rose in the centre. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1964; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique strikin…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Stuiver of Negapatnam for Ceylon
1695
Copper coin. Obverse: degenerated human figure (Kali). Above the left shoulder two circles diagonally above one another. Reverse: two-line inscription in Tamil. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4016B; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metal…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Stuiver of the city of Utrecht, 1627
1627
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms of the city of Utrecht between value mark. Year above crown. Reverse: short decorated cross on decorated quatrefoil. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1833; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); meas…
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![Stuiver with countermark applied on Saint Martin: St M on 2 sous from French Guiana (Cayenne) of King Louis XVI, [1798]](/__l5e/assets-v1/a092cba7-753b-4c86-91cd-2dde1edbe06d/rk-kog-mp-1-5267a-stuiver-met-op-sint-maarten-aangebrachte-klop.jpg)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Stuiver with countermark applied on Saint Martin: St M on 2 sous from French Guiana (Cayenne) of King Louis XVI, [1798]
1798
Copper coin. Obverse: three fleurs-de-lis, topped by a crown. Reverse: denomination indication: 2 sous in two lines, below which the date. Below that the letter A [= Paris]. Smooth edge. With countermark: St M. Also called: sou marqué, black dog. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5267A; its r…
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![Stuiver with countermark applied on Sint Eustatius: Se on 2 sous from French Guiana (Cayenne) of King Louis XVI, [1797]](/__l5e/assets-v1/b45804cb-243f-4639-8544-90309b797c0c/rk-kog-mp-1-5267b-stuiver-met-op-sint-eustatius-aangebrachte-kl.jpg)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Stuiver with countermark applied on Sint Eustatius: Se on 2 sous from French Guiana (Cayenne) of King Louis XVI, [1797]
1797
Copper coin. Obverse: three fleurs-de-lis surmounted by a crown. Reverse: value indication: 2 sous in two lines, below which is the date. Below that, the letter A [=Paris]. Smooth edge. With countermark: Se. Also called: sou marqué, black dog. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5267B; its reco…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Stuiver, emergency coin from Deventer, struck during the siege
1578
Copper emergency coin. Obverse: within a beaded circle, a crowned single-headed eagle facing left. Legend: Vrgen. Necess [small city coat of arms] Daven. 30 Oc 78. Reverse: within a beaded circle, denomination indication on one line: I S. Outside the beaded circle, a wreath. With countermark small city coat of arms?…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Stuiver, emergency coin from Maastricht, struck during the siege
1579-04-28
Emergency coin of one stuiver from the siege of Maastricht. Obverse: inscription; exergue: Roman numeral I. Reverse: sword above coat of arms in cartouche between date; on either side of sword: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-174; its record gives material recorded as copper (me…
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![Sultanate of Brunei, cent, 1304 [= 1886]](/__l5e/assets-v1/40accb2c-0997-4553-b7b8-aea4942fea8c/rk-kog-mp-1-4334-sultanaat-brunei-cent-1304-1886.jpg)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Sultanate of Brunei, cent, 1304 [= 1886]
1886
Bronze coin. Obverse: within a hatched circle a five-pointed star. In the circumscription Arabic characters and date: 1304. Reverse: within a circle value designation: I. In the lower circumscription date: 1304. Smooth rim. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4334; its record gives material rec…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Sumatra, kepeng, 1804
1823 - 1844
Copper coin. Obverse: coat of arms of the English East India Company supported by two lions, above which the designation 'Island of Sumatra' and below which motto. Below that, frozen year 1804. Reverse: on one line in Malay, value indication: 'satoe kepeng'. Above it, numeral: 1 in Arabic numerals and below it, year…
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![Surat rupee from Bombay in India of the English East India Company (EIC), 1215 [=1801]](/__l5e/assets-v1/bf3063cf-bc63-4b01-9cb5-b7cf65b66c05/rk-kog-mp-1-3882a-surat-roepie-uit-bombay-in-india-van-de-engelse-oostindische-comp.jpg)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Surat rupee from Bombay in India of the English East India Company (EIC), 1215 [=1801]
1832 - 1835
Silver coin. Obverse: three-line inscription in Arabic script. Reverse: three-line inscription in Arabic script. Date indication: 1215 [=1801] at the top. Struck in the years 1832-1835 in Bombay. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3882A; its record gives material recorded as silver…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Suriname, 4 duiten, 1679
1679
Copper coin. Obverse: a parrot on a branch with four leaves. Above it, value indication: 4. Year: AN. 1679 in the exergue below. Reverse: an ornamental tree or plant standing on ground. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5293; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique str…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Suriname, duit, 1764
1764
Copper coin. Obverse: between date, a cocoa tree standing on ground. Reverse: in three lines, designation of the country: SOCIETEIT VAN SURINAME. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5295; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diame…
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![Sweden, Charles XII, daler S[ilver] M[ynt], 1718](/__l5e/assets-v1/982d59b1-4ea1-43dc-af40-5a8659731296/rk-kog-mp-1-3061-zweden-karel-xii-daler-s-ilver-m-ynt-1718.jpg)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Sweden, Charles XII, daler S[ilver] M[ynt], 1718
1718
Copper emergency coin. Obverse: within a radiant halo, standing man to the left, holding a torch in his right hand and a branch in his left. Above, legend: "phoebus". In exergue, year. Reverse: value indication in three lines within an ornate round shield. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as…
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![Sweden, Frederik I, 5 öre S[ilver] M[ynt], 1737](/__l5e/assets-v1/5e9053a8-7166-43b3-9c2b-00f1f085a601/rk-kog-mp-1-2990-zweden-frederik-i-5-ore-s-ilver-m-ynt-1737.jpg)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Sweden, Frederik I, 5 öre S[ilver] M[ynt], 1737
1737
Silver coin. Obverse: three crowns. Value indication in two lines in the field. Reverse: cross, with each arm consisting of two back-to-back letters F. Royal crowns in the corners. Year in legend. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2990; its record gives material recorded as silver…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Sweden, Gustaf II Adolf, öre from Arboga, 1628
1628
Copper coin. Obverse: crowned composite coat of arms. Reverse: single-headed eagle to the right. Value indication 1 ör in the field below the eagle. Year in legend. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2951; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (me…
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Ulrika B Kungliga Myntkabinettet via Wikimedia Commons
modern coins
Swedish plate money
1644-1776
Swedish plate money, known as plåtmynt, consists of large, rectangular sheets of copper minted as currency by the Swedish Empire. Counted among the heaviest currency objects ever issued, these unwieldy plates were introduced because Sweden possessed abundant copper mines but suffered from depleted reserves of precio…
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D.j.mueller 19:42, 8 June 2007 (UTC) via Wikimedia Commons
modern coins
Swiss 20 Francs Vreneli
1897–1949
The Swiss 20 francs Vreneli, formally known as the Helvetia Head, is a gold coin issued by Switzerland. Struck at the Swiss Mint in Bern with die engraving executed at the Paris mint, the 20 francs piece belongs to a series that also included 10 and 100 franc denominations. Produced to the standards of the Latin Mon…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Switzerland, 2 centimes, 1870
1870
Bronze coin. Obverse: the coat of arms of Switzerland, surmounted by a cap of liberty against a background of laurel and oak branches. Year at the bottom. Reverse: within two tied branches, denomination indication in one line. At the bottom, letter B [= Bern]. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this objec…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Switzerland, 5 Francs, 1850
1850
Silver coin. Obverse: Helvetia seated with the coat of arms of Switzerland against a background of mountains. Reverse: within two tied branches, value indication in one line: 5 Fr., below which the year. At the bottom, letter A [=Paris]. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1481A; i…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Ta-kiang mining kongsi in Montrado, Borneo, 5 tsien
1650 - 1700
Tin coin. Private coinage. Obverse: four Chinese characters. Reverse: two Chinese characters. In the centre a square hole. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4385; its record gives material recorded as tin (metal); technique casting; measurements diameter 3.3 cm x weight 13.12 g.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Taler (guldiner) of Cardinal Matthaeus Lang von Wellenburg, Archbishop of Salzburg and Bishop of Gurk
1522
Pierced. Obverse: bust of a man with a cardinal's biretta between year, within circumscription interrupted by three coats of arms. Reverse: coat of arms with archepiscopal cross and bishop's crosier under cardinal's hat within circumscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-116; its record…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Taler (screw taler) from the County of Mansfeld of Philip Ernst with the names of Vollrad VI, Wolfgang III and Johann Georg IV of Mansfeld-Artern (1620-1628), also taler of Brandenburg-Ansbach of regent Sophie of Solms-Laubach, for Friedrich, Albrecht and Christian (1625-1634)
1625 - c. 1634
Silver hollowed-out assembly of two coins threaded on the inside of the rim, containing mica plates with biblical scenes. Obverse: composite coat of arms surmounted by three crests. Reverse: taler of Friedrich, Albrecht and Christian of Brandenburg-Ansbach. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Taler (tallér) from Hungary, Moravia of Emperor Rudolph II, 1603
1603
Silver coin. Obverse: between two coats of arms, armoured bust of the Emperor with collar facing right. Reverse: between the letters N and B [= Kremnitz], crowned double-headed eagle with an orb bearing a coat of arms on its breast, and holding a sword and a sceptre in its talons. Date at the end of the legend. The…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Taler from the Archbishopric of Salzburg of Paris von Lodron, 1637. Screw taler.
1637
Silver coin, of which the flan is hollowed out and threaded, a so-called screw taler. In the interior, 10 coloured mica discs. Obverse: seated Madonna, an orb in her left hand and a sceptre in her right. Below, a decorated coat of arms, surmounted by a cross with the archbishop's hat. Double legend. Reverse: standin…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Taler from the Bishopric of Bamberg of Bishop Adam Friedrich of Seinsheim, 1770
1770
Silver coin. Obverse: bust of the bishop to the right. Reverse: crowned coat of arms supported by two lions on a crossed crozier and sword, below which is the letter W in a cartouche. Value designation and date in legend. Floral rim. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1196A; its record gives m…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Taler from the Bishopric of Olmutz of Charles III Joseph of Lorraine, 1711
1711
Silver coin. Obverse: bust of the bishop to the right. Reverse: upon crossed crozier and sword, double-headed crowned eagle with spread wings, surmounted by a crown. On the eagle, a cross bearing an oval composite coat of arms. Year around the crown at the top in the legend. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam,…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Taler from the Duchy of Bavaria of Elector Maximilian III Joseph, 1768
1768
Silver coin. Obverse: bust of the elector facing right. Reverse: crowned coat of arms between date within two tied branches. Value indication: 10 eine fein marc at the bottom in circumscription. Floral edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1155A; its record gives material recorded as silver…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Taler from the Principality of Transylvania (Zevenbergen) of Gabriel Bethlen, 1621
1621
Silver coin. Obverse: between two coats of arms, cuirassed bust of the ruler facing right with a sceptre in his right hand. Reverse: between the letters K and B [=Kremnitz], decorated crowned composite coat of arms. Year at the end of the legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1367; its re…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Taler from Werden and Helmstädt Abbey of Ferdinand von Erwitte, 1698
1698
Silver coin. Obverse: decorated composite coat of arms on two croziers and a sword, surmounted by a mitre. Above it, the year in circumscription. Reverse: within a bifoil, the Madonna standing on a crescent moon. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0619A; its record gives material r…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Taler of Georg Wilhelm, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
1664
Silver screw medal. Obverse: wild man standing by a tree within a legend. Reverse: coat of arms beneath five helmets within a legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-14908; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4.4 cm x weig…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Taler of John George I, Elector of Saxony, on the Baptism of His Son August
1614
Square coin, taler. Obverse: portrait of a man within an inscription. Reverse: two crossed swords with a crown within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-597; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements length 3.4 cm x wid…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Taler of John George III, Elector of Saxony
1683
Obverse: portrait of a man facing right with a sword over his right shoulder and a helmet [?] in front of him, within a circumscription. Reverse: coat of arms covered by eight helmets, within a circumscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-1298; its record gives material recorded as gildi…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Taler of Jülich-Berg-Cleves in the name of Duke William (1539–1543)
1539 - 1543
Circumscription, obverse: ‘GVILE'o D' G' DVX o IVLIE o GELRIE o CLIVIE o AC o MONT o CO (mint mark grape leaf) / MAR o ZVT o Z o IN o RAVENS o D o A o RAVEN’. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-102; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measure…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Taler of Lord Stefan Schlik from Joachimsthal
1519 - 1523
Silver coin. Obverse: between the letters S and I, Saint Joachim, standing, facing, holding a staff in his left hand and a coat of arms to the right. Reverse: rampant lion with double tail facing left. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1328; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Taler on the appointment of John George IV, Elector of Saxony, as Knight of the Garter by William III, coin distributed at shooting matches in Dresden
1693
Square silver coin. Obverse: monogram of John George IV, encircled by the Garter and crowned with an electoral bonnet, amidst four coats of arms. Reverse: two crossed broadswords within a rue wreath, crowned with an electoral bonnet, within legend interrupted by four coats of arms. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Taler on the death in battle of Johann William, Duke of Saxe-Gotha at Toulon
1707
Obverse: bust of a man within legend. Reverse: inscription within double legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-1954-C; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4 cm x weight 297 g.
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