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Modern World Coins
Machine-struck national coinage from the nineteenth century onwards.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
The Balearic Islands, Spain, King Philip V (IV in Mallorca), treseta de cobre or 6 dineros, 1722
1722
Copper coin. Obverse: portrait of the king facing left. To the right thereof value indication, 6. Date at the top in the legend. Reverse: crowned Spanish coat of arms. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3523; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworkin…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
The episcopal see of Liège vacant
1694
Silver coin. Obverse: bust of a man with mitre within inscription. Reverse: crowned coat of arms below date within inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-1654; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.8 cm x weight…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Third taler from Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg, of Johann Friedrich, 1679
1679
Silver coin. Obverse: bust of the ruler facing right. Reverse: palm tree on a rock rising out of the sea, surrounded by two sailing ships. Below it, the value indication in two lines. Date in Roman numerals in circumscription. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0562; its record gi…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Thirty kreuzer, emergency coin from Mantua, struck during the siege by General Gorkowski in honour of Ferdinand I, Emperor of Austria
1848
Silver emergency coin. Obverse: bust of a man with laurel wreath facing right within circumscription. Reverse: coat of arms, supported by a crowned double-headed eagle with sword and orb in its talons within circumscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-561; its record gives material reco…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Thirty-six stuivers, emergency coin from Brussels, cut off by Spanish troops
1579-09-09
Single-sided silver diamond-shaped emergency coin of Brussels. Obverse: a circular stamp: coat of arms beneath denomination, between numerals 7 and 9 within an inscription. Reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-177; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique st…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Three Cities, double gosseler, 1534
1534
Silver coin. Obverse: coat of arms of Deventer on a long flory cross. Reverse: coats of arms of the Three Cities, in the center the letter D. Date in legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1985; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measur…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Three Cities, driebutken, 1560
1560
Silver coin. Obverse: incised coat of arms of Kampen on a long decorated cross. Date 60 in legend. Reverse: incised coats of arms of the Three Cities, in the center the letter C. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1994; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Three Cities, half plak, 1534
1534
Silver coin. Obverse: decorated long cross. In the center a star. Reverse: coats of arms of the Three Cities, in the center the letter D. Date in legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1986; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measuremen…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Three Cities, plak, 1575
1575
Billon coin. Obverse: coat of arms of Deventer on a long cross. Date 75 in legend. Reverse: small coats of arms of the Three Cities, in the center the numeral I. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2001; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); me…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Three groschen, emergency coin from Gotha of John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony, struck during the siege by the troops of Elector Augustus of Saxony
1567
Diamond-shaped emergency coin with a hole in it. Obverse: a rectangular stamp: letters H, HF, G and K above coat of arms between date. Reverse: inscription III gr. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-27; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); mea…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Three guilders of the Batavian Republic in the name of Utrecht, 1795
1795
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned Generality coat of arms between value indication. Legend ending in: TRAI [=Utrecht]. Reverse: Dutch maiden with cap of liberty and spear, leaning on a bible on an altar. Date in exergue. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2176C; its record gives materi…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Three Guilders of the Batavian Republic in the Name of West Friesland, 1795
1795
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms of the Generality between value indication. Legend ending in: WESTF. Reverse: Dutch Maiden with liberty cap and spear, leaning on a Bible on an altar. Year in exergue. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2176B; its record gives material rec…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Three guilders of the United Belgian States
1790
Obverse: lion with drawn sword and shield with inscription within legend; exergue: year. Reverse: eleven coats of arms in a circle around a radiant sun within legend; so-called silver lion. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2972; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Three guilders of the VOC from Gelderland, 1786
1786
Silver coin. Obverse: between value designation 3 Gl. crowned Generality coat of arms, beneath which a cartouche containing the VOC monogram. Reverse: Dutch Maiden with spear topped by liberty cap, leaning on a Bible on an altar. Year in exergue. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Three guilders of the VOC from Utrecht, 1786
1786
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned Generality coat of arms between value indication 3 Gl., below which is the monogram of the VOC. Reverse: Dutch Maiden with spear topped with liberty cap, leaning on a Bible on an altar. Year in exergue. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4634; its reco…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Three guilders of the VOC from West Friesland, 1786
1786
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned Generality coat of arms between value indication 3 Gl., below which is a cartouche containing the monogram of the VOC. Reverse: Dutch Maiden with spear topped with liberty cap, leaning on a Bible on an altar. Year in exergue. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Three kreuzer, emergency coin from Braunau, struck during the siege by the Austrians
1743
Uniface, square pewter emergency coin with bevelled corners. Obverse: crowned coat of arms between year within wreath of foliage and legend; below coat of arms: indication of value. Reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-489; its record gives material recorded as tin (metal); techni…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Three kreuzer, emergency coin from Eger, struck during the siege by the French
1743
Obverse: coat of arms above denomination. Reverse: inscription below three stars. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-491; its record gives material recorded as tin (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 1.9 cm x weight 1.98 g.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Three kreuzer, emergency coin from Prague in the name of Maria Theresa, struck during the siege
1754
Obverse: bust of a woman with diadem facing right within legend. Reverse: crowned double-headed eagle with coat of arms on breast; below it: indication of value in cartouche within legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-496; its record gives material recorded as tin (metal); technique strik…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Three pence, emergency coin of Charles I, King of England, struck at Ormond from silver contributed by the residents
1643
Emergency coin pierced with a hole. Obverse: crown above the letters C and R within a beaded border. Reverse: denomination (three pence): Roman numeral III beneath the letter D within a beaded border. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-308; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal);…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Three-quarter taler, emergency coin struck by the allied princes of Silesia
1621
Single-sided, diamond-shaped emergency coin. Obverse: five stamps: bottom and top, left and right: two housemarks; centre: eagle with spread wings and before it a crescent moon surmounted by a cross between date within an inscription. Reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-251; its…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Tin bazarucco from Cochin
1724 - 1795
Angularly clipped, more or less round coin. Obverse: within circle VOC monogram with 8 above. Reverse: within circle, pear-shaped shield with 4 oblique dashes. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3995; its record gives material recorded as tin (metal); measurements diameter 1.7 cm.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Tin bazarucco of the VOC for Ceylon, 1747
1747
Tin coin. Obverse: in two lines the year, in the centre a round hollow. Reverse: in two lines four Sinhalese characters. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4003; its record gives material recorded as tin (metal); technique casting; measurements diameter 1.4 cm x weight 1.36 g.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Tournai, Albert and Isabella, double souverain, 1617
1617
Gold coin. Obverse: Albert and Isabella side by side in a seat. Date in exergue. Reverse: crowned composite coat of arms surrounded by the collar of the Golden Fleece. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2422; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique striking (metalworking)…
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Unknown author via Wikimedia Commons
modern coins
Trade dollar
1873-1885
The Trade dollar is an American silver coin minted by the United States Mint between 1873 and 1885, struck primarily for commerce in East Asia rather than domestic circulation. It was produced to compete with foreign silver coinage, particularly the Spanish dollar and Mexican peso, which had long formed the standard…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Tranquebar, Danish India, Danish Asiatic Company (DAC), in the name of King Frederick V, 2 royaliner, 1756
1756
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned monogram of the king. Reverse: value indication: 2 royaliner in two lines. Below, between date, crowned oval Danish coat of arms. Pattern coin, struck on a flan of a XII skilling Danske from 1718. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4007; its record gives material…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Transylvania (Zevenbergen), Emperor Charles VI, ducat, 1720
1720
Gold coin. Obverse: head of the emperor facing right. Reverse: crowned double-headed eagle, with on its breast the crowned coat of arms of Transylvania surrounded by a chivalric order with jewel, and with sword and sceptre in its talons. Year at the end of the inscription. Cable border. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, h…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Triangular cut piece (driekantje) of 3 reales cut from a Spanish pillar dollar or mat for Curaçao, [1800]
1800
Silver coin, a fourth part of a Spanish pillar dollar cut into four pieces, a so-called driekantje. Obverse: part of the crowned Spanish coat of arms and of a column [pillar]. Stamped, countermarked into it: five-petalled rosette with dots between the petals. Reverse: part of a head facing right. Floral edge and mil…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Trierisch Albus from the Diocese of Trier of Clemens Wenzel, 1790
1790
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned monogram of the bishop. Reverse: within decoration, value indication in three lines, below which the year. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0487; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements di…
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Cleveland Museum of Art
modern coins
Triple Unite or Three Pound Piece: Charles I (obverse); Declaration on Scroll (Cleveland Museum of Art 1969.195)
1643
When the Civil War or Great Rebellion started in 1642, Charles I, having raised his standard at Nottingham on August 22, 1642, fought his way south through the battles of Edgehill and Brentford, but failing to enter London he finally set up his headquarters at Christ Church College, Oxford. At Wellington, Shropshire…
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Cleveland Museum of Art
modern coins
Triple Unite or Three Pound Piece: Charles I (obverse); Declaration on Scroll (Cleveland Museum of Art 1969.196)
1644
This Oxford Triple Unite is struck on a slightly smaller flan or planchet than 1969.195. Until his capture the King's headquarters remained at Oxford, and the OXON below the date denotes the place of striking. The king is shown at half length and is crowned. He holds a sword and olive branch with a plume behind him.…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Triptych of Perspex with Euro money
2002
This is one of the three examples made by the creator of the diptych (NG-2002-72-C), respectively for the President, for the internal coordinator, and this one. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-2002-72-B; its record gives material recorded as metal, paper, Perspex (TM); measurements depth 6 cm x w…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Tsjien or donga from the Empire of Annam of Duy-dao, 1740-1786
1740 - in of na ca. 1786
Copper coin. Obverse: four Chinese characters around a square hole in the center. Reverse: smooth. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4108; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.4 cm x weight 1.25 g.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Tulip Fiver; first strike "400 jaar diplomatieke betrekkingen Nederland en Turkije"
2012-03-26
Silver 5-euro coin, struck on the occasion of the celebration of 400 years of diplomatic relations between the Netherlands and Turkey. Obverse: red tulip with green stem, with a small silhouette portrait of a woman (Queen Beatrix) to the right of it, the whole inside an oval rendered in perspective (intended as a co…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Tulpen Vijfje in box; first strike "400 jaar diplomatieke betrekkingen Nederland en Turkije"
2012-03-26
Silver 5-euro coin, struck on the occasion of the celebration of 400 years of diplomatic relations between the Netherlands and Turkey. Obverse: red tulip with green stem, with to its right a small silhouette portrait of a woman (Queen Beatrix), the whole within an oval rendered in perspective (intended as a coin wit…
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Heritage World Coin Auctions (auction listing photograph)
modern coins
Turkey coinage of the Republic
1923 onward
Republican Turkish coinage comprises the currency minted for Turkey by the state-owned Turkish State Mint (Darphane) in Istanbul. These early issues were struck until 1928 and were the final Turkish coins to carry inscriptions in the Arabic script before Latin script was adopted following the alphabet reform. Acros…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Turkey, Sultan Mahmud II, 5 kurush, regnal year 26 [=1833]
1833
Silver coin. Obverse: within a floral border between two tied crescents, with a hexagon below the knot, tughra with inscription to the right: "adli". Reverse: within a floral border between two tied crescents, with a hexagon below the knot, three-line inscription in Arabic letters with mint place indication: Constan…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Twelve emergency coins from Dutch cities
1578-01-05
Diamond-shaped emergency coin with bevelled corners. Obverse: two stamps one above the other; from bottom to top: mint master's mark: letters P and G; city coat of arms: crowned coat of arms, flanked by two lions above date; to the left of the crown the letter X, to the right the letter L within a round beaded borde…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Twelve groschen, emergency coin from Magdeburg, struck during the siege by imperial troops
1629
Obverse: woman with wreath in raised right hand standing in fortress between two towers within legend. Reverse: inscription within legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-277; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.7 c…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Twelve sols, emergency coin struck for the soldiers of Geneva during the war between Geneva and Savoy
1590
Obverse: escutcheon in radiant star with eight wavy points; between points of star: decorative ornament. Reverse: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-202; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3 cm x weight 5.6…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Twelve stuivers, emergency coin from Maastricht, struck during the siege
1579-05-14
Obverse: inscription; exergue: Roman numeral XII. Reverse: sword above escutcheon in cartouche between year; on either side of sword: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-172; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diamet…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Twelve stuivers, emergency coin from Pernambuco, struck during the siege by order of the Dutch West India Company
1654
Uniface, lozenge-shaped silver emergency coin with bevelled corners. Obverse: within a circular beaded border: monogram of the letters G, W, and C beneath the Roman numeral XII. Reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-327; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); techniq…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Twenty guilders of the Kingdom of Holland, 1808, strike in bronze
1808
Bronze coin. Obverse: bust of the king facing left. Reverse: between denomination indication 20 Gn. crowned coat of arms, below which date. Below that, mint master's mark bee. Pattern strike in bronze. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2197A; its record gives material recorded as bronze (meta…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Twenty guilders of the Kingdom of Holland, 1810
1810
Gold coin. Obverse: bust of the king facing left. Reverse: crowned coat of arms between value indication 20 Gn., beneath which is the date. Below that the mint master's mark of a bee. Edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2197; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); t…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Twenty kreuzer from the Austrian Empire of Franz I, 1818
1818
Silver coin. Obverse: within two tied branches, laureate head of the Emperor facing right, below which the letter A [= Vienna]. Reverse: crowned double-headed eagle with small crowns on the heads. On its breast, a composite coat of arms collared by an order of chivalry, and in its talons a sword and an orb. Below it…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Twenty kreuzer, emergency coin from Mantua, struck by General Gorzkowski in honour of Ferdinand I, Emperor of Austria, during the siege
1848
Silver emergency coin. Obverse: bust of a man with laurel wreath facing right within an inscription. Reverse: coat of arms, supported by a crowned, double-headed eagle with sword and imperial orb in talons within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-562; its record gives material…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Twenty kreuzer, emergency coin from Prague in the name of Maria Theresa, struck during the siege by the Prussians
1757
Pewter coin. Obverse: bust of a woman with diadem facing right within a palm and laurel branch tied into a wreath and within circumscription. Reverse: crowned double-headed eagle with coat of arms on its breast, standing on an altar between a palm and laurel branch; on base of altar: value indication within circumsc…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Twenty stuiver (lead strike), emergency coin from Breda, struck during the siege
1577
Strike in lead of a square emergency coin of Breda. Obverse: within a plain circle the city's coat of arms. Legend: In der noot B A and date: 1577. At the top a countermark: bugle horn. Reverse: smooth. Forgery. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2338; its record gives material recorded as lea…
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