City of Leiden

Kind

city-state

Region

Western Europe, Europe

Objects are filed under the historical authority that actually issued or made them. A recorded period comes from the issuer's own reference description and is left blank where no source states it.

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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

modern coins

Oord, quarter stuiver of the Catharina Hospital of Leiden, circulated in the period 1573-1576 as small change in Leiden

1573

Silver medal. Obverse: crowned wheel. Reverse: coat of arms below date within inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-17-109; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2 cm x weight 1.14 g.

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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

modern coins

Quarter guilder; paper emergency coin from Leiden, struck during the siege

1573-12-24 - 1574-01-25

Paper coin. Obverse: lion with raised sword above head in right paw and city coat of arms in left paw within legend; between legs of lion: countermark: small lion. Reverse: inscription within laurel wreath. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-87; its record gives material recorded as paper; tech…

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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

modern coins

Quarter stuiver or oord, emergency coin of the city of Leiden with Saint Catherine, 1573

1573

Copper emergency coin. Obverse: coat of arms of the city, above which 1573. Legend: Gedenct den armen. Reverse: crowned wheel of Saint Catherine. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2333; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diame…

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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

modern coins

City of Leiden, emergency coin of 1 gulden or 20 stuivers, 1574

1574

Paper emergency coin, manufactured from sheets of paper glued together, from which a round blank was struck. Obverse: between the year: 15 74, a rampant Holland lion standing on a patch of ground, holding a lance topped with a hat in its claws. Above the lion in the legend, a crown. Above the numeral 15, a counterma…

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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

modern coins

City of Leiden, emergency coin of 1/4 or oord gulden, 1574

1574

Paper emergency coin, made from sheets of paper glued together, but now separated, from which a round coin flan was stamped out. Obverse: a rampant Holland lion standing on a piece of ground, with a scimitar in the right claw and an oval shield with the coat of arms of Leiden in the left. Above the lion in the legen…

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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

modern coins

Twenty-eight stuiver, emergency coin from Leiden, struck during the siege

1574

Silver emergency coin. Obverse: between date: 15 74 a rampant Dutch lion standing on a patch of ground, in its paws a lance with a cap upon it. Above the lion in the legend, a crown. Above the numeral 15 a countermark: a Dutch lion in a shield (to guarantee authenticity). Reverse: in a cartouche the coat of arms of…

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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

modern coins

Twenty-eight stuivers, gilded emergency coin from Leiden, struck during the siege and made from silver originating from churches and monasteries

1574-07-10

Rectangular emergency coin in cabled border with suspension loop. Obverse: coat of arms in cartouche within two-line legend. Reverse: lion with cap of liberty on a spear held in both claws between the year within legend; in the upper corner: letters PIML. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-80;…

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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

modern coins

Twenty-eight stuivers; paper strike of an emergency coin from Leiden, struck during the siege

1574-07-10

Paper emergency coin from the siege of Leiden. Obverse: coat of arms in cartouche within two-line legend. Reverse: lion with cap of liberty on spear in both paws between year within legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-83; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique striking (m…

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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

modern coins

Wool weavers' guild of Leiden, token for woollen blankets made from an Utrecht duit

c. 1739 - c. 1794

Copper medal. Obverse: inscription, struck over an older design: crowned coat of arms, flanked by two lions. Reverse: lion with drawn sword above its head and shield on a ribbon in its left paw, struck over an older design: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-7-442; its record gives m…

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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Wool weavers' guild of Leiden, wool blanket seal made from an Overijssel duit

c. 1741 - c. 1769

Copper medal. Obverse: inscription, struck over an older design: crowned coat of arms within inscription. Reverse: lion with drawn sword above its head and shield on ribbon in left claw, struck over older design: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-7-442-A; its record gives material r…

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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

modern coins

Cloth seal of Leiden, made from a 'Bergische Landesmünze' to the value of a half stüber

1800 - 1882

Obverse: denomination above date; countermarked over this: coat of arms of Leiden with letters VIB. Reverse: crowned coat of arms; countermarked over this: coat of arms of Leiden with letters VIB. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-20-81; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); tech…

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