Catalogue
Modern World Coins
Machine-struck national coinage from the nineteenth century onwards.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
5 centiemen from Belgium of Leopold II, 1895
1895
Nickel coin. Obverse: in a hatched field, the value designation 5 centiemen in two lines, below which is a star. Reverse: in a hatched field, a lion standing to the left. Date at the bottom. Incuse milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2717A; its record gives material recorded as nic…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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5 centimes from Congo Free State of the Belgian King Leopold II as sovereign, 1888
1888
Copper coin with central perforation. Obverse: around the central perforation, five double letters L mirrored against each other arranged in a five-pointed star shape, topped by a crown [= King Leopold II]. Reverse: around the central perforation, a five-pointed star emitting rays. In the legend, value indication: "…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
5 centimes from Ghent
1833
Copper coin. Token. Obverse: value indication 5. Reverse: decoration, below which a one-line inscription. Legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2723; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.8 cm.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
5 Centimes from Haiti, 1905
1905
Copper-nickel coin. Obverse: head of the president facing left. Below it, the date. Reverse: palm tree rising from a drum, behind which are banners. To the left and right of the drum, two cannons, below which is a pile of cannonballs. Below it, a banderole with motto. Below, value designation: 5. Plain edge. The Rij…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
5 centimes from the Canton of Geneva, 1847
1847
Silver coin. Obverse: decorated coat of arms of Geneva. Above it, within a radiant sun, the letters I, H and S. Reverse: value indication in two lines, below which the date. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1464; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique str…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
5 centimes from the French Empire of Napoleon III, 1863
1863
Bronze coin. Obverse: laureate head of the emperor facing left. Year at the bottom. Reverse: eagle with spread wings standing on a bundle emitting lightning bolts, facing right, below which the letters BB [=Strasbourg]. Denomination at the bottom in legend. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object a…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
5 centimes from Tunisia as a French protectorate under the Bey Mohammed al-Hadi, 1904
1904
Bronze coin. Obverse: within a ring of teardrop-shaped figures, a circle. Inside it, value indication in two lines, above which is the country indication and below which is the year: 1904. Below the year, the letter A [= Paris]. Reverse: between two branches, four-line inscription in Arabic letters with the name of…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
5 centimes of the French colonies during Louis-Philippe I, 1839
1839
Bronze coin. Obverse: laureate head of Louis-Philippe I facing left. Reverse: denomination in two lines within a wreath of two branches. Inscription: COLONIES FRANCAISES. Year at the bottom, to the left of it the letter A [= Paris]. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5135; its record gives mat…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
5 cents from Canada, 1897
1897
Silver coin. Obverse: laureate head of Queen Victoria facing left. Below it, country designation. Reverse: within two tied maple branches, a crown, beneath which is the value designation in two lines. Below that, year. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5146A; its record gives mat…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
5 Cents from the Danish West Indies of King Frederick VII, 1859
1859
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the king facing right. Below it, the date. Reverse: three-masted ship sailing to the left. Value indication at the bottom in legend. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5254; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (met…
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
modern coins
5 Cents, Pattern, United States, 1882
1882
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (1985.0441.2066), dated 1882, place made: United States. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: coin. Maker or mint: United States Mint. Materials: nickel (overall metal); struck (overall production method).
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
modern coins
5 Dollars, Mormon Mint, United States, 1849
1849
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (1985.0441.2221), dated 1849, place made: United States: Utah. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: Coin. Maker or mint: Mormon Mint. Materials: gold (overall metal); struck (overall production method).
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
modern coins
5 Dollars, Mormon Mint, United States, 1850
1850
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (NU.68.159.1227), dated 1850, place made: United States: Utah. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: coin. Maker or mint: Mormon Mint. Materials: gold (overall metal); struck (overall production method).
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
modern coins
5 Dollars, Mormon Mint, United States, 1860
1860
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (NU.68.159.1170), dated 1860, place made: United States: Utah. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: coin. Maker or mint: Mormon Mint. Materials: gold (overall metal); struck (overall production method); overall:.1 cm x 2.2 cm; 1/32 in x…
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
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5 Dollars, United States, 1803
1803
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (NU.68.159.0164), dated 1803, place made: United States. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: coin. Maker or mint: U.S. Mint, Philadelphia. Materials: gold (overall metal); struck (overall production method); overall: 25 mm; 31/32 in.
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
modern coins
5 Dollars, United States, 1815
1815
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (1985.0441.0157), dated 1815, place made: United States. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: coin. Maker or mint: U.S. Mint, Philadelphia. Materials: gold (overall metal); struck (overall production method); overall: 25.1 mm; in.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
5 drachmae from Greece, 1930
1930
Copper-nickel coin. Obverse: phoenix bird rising from flames with spread wings and head turned towards a lightning bolt coming from the left. Above the phoenix, a cross. Year at the bottom. Reverse: value indication in two lines. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5926; its record…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
5 fanams for Madras in India from the English East India Company (EIC), (1808)
1808
Silver coin. Obverse: within a circle formed by a belt with buckle, value indication in English: 'five fanams', on one line value indication in Arabic characters. Reverse: within a circle formed by a ribbon bearing the value indication in Tamil, in two lines value indication in Telugu. At the top, between the ends o…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
5 franchi from the Duchy of Lucca of Elisa and Felice, 1807
1807
Silver coin. Obverse: heads of the duchess with diadem and her husband facing right. Reverse: within two tied laurel branches, denomination indication in two lines. Date at the bottom. Floral edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3183; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); t…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
5 francs from Switzerland, Freischiessen Bern, 1857
1857
Silver commemorative coin. Obverse: coat of arms of Switzerland surrounded by rays within two tied branches. Two rifles crossed over it. Value indication: 5 franken and date in legend. Reverse: standing marksman with rifle and sword in medieval attire. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
5 francs from the Kingdom of France of Louis Philippe I, 1833
1833
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the king with a wreath of oak leaves facing right. Reverse: within two tied laurel branches, denomination in two lines, below which the year. Bottom right, letters VV [=Lille]. Raised edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3354; its record gives materi…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
5 grani from the Kingdom of Naples of the Two Sicilies of Ferdinando II, 1838
1838
Silver coin. Obverse: head facing right. Reverse: crowned coat of arms of Bourbon. Denomination indication: Grana cinque in the legend. Date at the bottom. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3191; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworkin…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
5 kas or ½ stuiver of the VOC from Pulicat for Ceylon
1650 - 1700
Copper coin. Obverse: VOC monogram, above which value indication V. Reverse: three-line inscription in Arabic characters. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3999; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 1.8 cm…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
5 lire from Sardinia of King Carlo Alberto, 1844
1844
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the king facing right. Below it, the year. Reverse: within two branches, crowned coat of arms encircled by the collar of an order of knighthood with jewel. Denomination indication at the bottom in the legend. To the left of it, mint mark: anchor [= Genoa]. Edge lettering. The Rijksmuseu…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
5 lire from Sardinia of King Carlo Felice, 1826
1826
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the king facing right. Below it, the year. Reverse: within two branches, crowned composite coat of arms encircled by the collar of an order of knighthood with jewel. Denomination indication at the bottom in the legend. To the right of it, mint mark: anchor [= Genoa]. Edge lettering. The…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
5 mark from the German Empire, Prussia, of Wilhelm I, 1876
1876
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the emperor to the right. Below it, the letter A. Reverse: crowned single-headed eagle to the left with composite coat of arms encircled by the collar and jewel of an order on its chest. Below it, value indication. Year in legend. Edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this o…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
5 Neuguinea Mark from German New Guinea, 1894
1894
Silver coin. Obverse: bird of paradise with spread wings on branch. Year at the bottom. Reverse: between two tied branches value indication in three lines, below which year. At the bottom letter A [=Berlin]. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5345A; its record gives material recor…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
5 pfennig from Rheda, 1659
1659
Copper coin. Obverse: rampant lion facing left. Date in circumscription. Reverse: within decoration on one line, value indication V. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0392; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diamet…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
5 Reichsmark from Germany, 1929
1929
Silver commemorative coin for the 10th anniversary of the Constitution. Obverse: head of Hindenburg facing left. Value indication in the legend. Reverse: hand taking an oath. In the exergue, dates "11. August 1919-1929". Below that the letter A. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
5 reis from the Azores of the Portuguese King José I, 1750
1750
Copper coin. Obverse: between date, two letters I [=Josephus I]. Above it a crown and below it value indication: V. Reverse: between two tied branches, coat of arms of Portugal, above which a crown. Legend: "percunia insulana" [=coin of the islands]. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-M…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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5 santimi from Latvia, 1922
1922
Bronze coin. Obverse: within a ribbon bearing the country designation, a coat of arms surmounted by three stars. Reverse: value indication in two lines, below which the year. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5922; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique st…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
5 sen of the Empire of Japan
c. 1850 - c. 1900
Nickel coin. Obverse: sun. At the bottom value designation: 5 sen. Reverse: within a circle Japanese character. Also Japanese characters as legend. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4322A; its record gives material recorded as nickel (metal); technique striking (metalworking); mea…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
5 tsien of the Ta-kiang mining kongsi in Montrado, Borneo
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-1-4386; its record gives material recorded as tin (metal); technique casting; measurements diameter 3.3 cm x weight 12.86 g.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
50 centimes from Belgium of Leopold II, 1866
1866
Silver coin. Obverse: bust of the king to the left. Reverse: between value designation, a crowned coat of arms placed on two crossed sticks, onto which the collar of the Order of Leopold is draped. Date at the bottom. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2710; its record gives mater…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
50 centimes from the Kingdom of France of Louis Philippe I, 1846
1841
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the king with a wreath of oak leaves facing right. Reverse: within two tied laurel branches, denomination in two lines, below which the year. Bottom right, letter A [=Paris]. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3362; its record gives material recorded…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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50 centimes or ½ gourde from Haiti, 1895
1895
Silver coin. Obverse: palm tree rising from drum, behind which banners. To the left and right of drum two cannons, below which stack of cannonballs. Below that banner with motto. At the bottom value indication: 50 centimes. Reverse: head of a woman with headscarf facing right. In legend at the bottom year: 1895 and…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
50 cents from Sri Lanka, Ceylon, in the name of Queen Victoria, 1892
1892
Silver coin. Obverse: head with diadem of the queen facing left. Reverse: between value indication - in two lines - palm tree. Year below. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4050A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurement…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
50 cents from the Straits Settlements of Queen Victoria, 1891
1891
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned head of Queen Victoria facing left. Reverse: within beaded circle, value indication: "50". In circumscription at the bottom, value indication: "fifty cents" with year to the right of it. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4082B; its record gives mater…
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
modern coins
50 Dollars, United States Assay Office of Gold, United States, 1853
1853
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (NU.68.159.1202), dated 1853, place made: United States: California. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: Coin. Maker or mint: United States Assay Office of Gold. Materials: gold (overall metal); struck (overall production method).
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
50 groschen from the Republic of Austria, 1946
1946
Aluminium coin. Obverse: crowned eagle with the coat of arms of Austria on its breast, in its talons a hammer and sickle and broken chains. Year below. Reverse: coat of arms of Austria, on which denomination and below which year. As inscription, denomination repeated. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds t…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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50 sen of the Empire of Japan, from the Meiji era, regnal year 3 [=1870]
1870
Silver coin. Obverse: within a circle, a stylized dragon with value indication at the bottom in the inscription. Reverse: between two tied branches, above which are symbols, a sun with rays within a circle. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4314; its record gives material recorde…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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500 reis from Portugal of King Carlos I, 1891
1891
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the king facing right. Below it the date. Reverse: between two crossed branches a decorated coat of arms. At the bottom the value indication. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3553A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique str…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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6 deniers from the Canton of Geneva, 1825
1825
Silver coin. Obverse: coat of arms of Geneva in the field. Reverse: denomination indication in two lines. Year at the bottom in the legend. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1448; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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6 groten from the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, 1763
1763
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned decorated coat of arms of the city. In the exergue, the date. Reverse: crowned double-headed eagle holding sceptre and sword in its talons and bearing an orb on its chest with denomination: 1/12 [taler]. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1030; its re…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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6 Kreuzer from the Duchy of Nassau of Wilhelm, 1834
1834
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms of Nassau. Reverse: within two tied laurel branches, value indication in two lines, below which date. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0743; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measur…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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6 Kreuzer from the Grand Duchy of Baden of Leopold, 1834
1834
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the Grand Duke to the right. Reverse: within two tied branches, value designation in two lines. Below that, date. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1098; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measure…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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6 Kreuzer from the Grand Duchy of Hesse of Ludwig I, 1820
1820
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms. Reverse: value designation in three lines, below which date in legend. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1072; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.1 cm x weigh…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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6 Mariengroschen from Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Karl I, 1744
1744
Silver coin. Obverse: wild man standing in a landscape, holding a pine tree with his left hand. Number 6 in the field. Reverse: value indication in four lines. Date in the legend. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0614C; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); techni…
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