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Issuing authority

County of Holland

Kind
state
Region
Low Countries, 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.

Published entries

43

Individual types and documented families

With photographs

100%

43 with a credited real-object photo

Dated span

1354 – 1793

43 entries with their own date

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0

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Sorted by date, earliest first.

Holland lion groot of William V, 1345-1389

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Holland lion groot of William V, 1345-1389

1354 - 1361

Silver coin. Obverse: rampant lion to the left within a legend and a decorative border of 12 escutcheons, one of which contains a small lion. Reverse: half-long cross patée. Double legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1526; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique…

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Holland groot of Albrecht of Bavaria, 1389-1404

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Holland groot of Albrecht of Bavaria, 1389-1404

1391 - 1392

Silver coin. Obverse: within a trefoil with cusps, quartered coat of arms of Bavaria-Holland. Reverse: medium-long cross patée. Double legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1530; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter…

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Holland gros of John of Bavaria, 1418-1425

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Holland gros of John of Bavaria, 1418-1425

1421 - 1422

Silver coin. Obverse: walking lion to the left. In exergue HOLD. Reverse: long cross with feet, in angles alternately Bavarian escutcheon and helmet. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1533; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements d…

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Holland gold shield of John of Bavaria, 1418-1425

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Holland gold shield of John of Bavaria, 1418-1425

1422 - 1425

Obverse: within a polylobe, crowned count on a throne, in right hand a sword, left hand resting on the coat of arms of Bavaria-Holland. Reverse: within a quadrilobe, a short ornate cross. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1533A; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique st…

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Holland double groot vierlander of Philip the Good, 1428-1467

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Holland double groot vierlander of Philip the Good, 1428-1467

1434 - 1467

Silver coin. Obverse: coat of arms of Philip the Good in field. Reverse: long cross pattée, in corners alternating fleurs-de-lis and small lions, in the center a rose. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1534; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworkin…

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Holland half groot of Mary of Burgundy, 1478-1482

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Holland half groot of Mary of Burgundy, 1478-1482

1478 - 1482

Silver coin. Obverse: rectangular letter M. Reverse: short floriated cross. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1537; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 1.7 cm x weight 0.96 g.

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Holland vuurijzer of Mary of Burgundy, 1481

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Holland vuurijzer of Mary of Burgundy, 1481

1481

Silver coin. Obverse: seated lion facing left, before it coat of arms of Mary. In the field a small flower. Reverse: short floriate cross, a rose in the centre. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1536A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); me…

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Holland groat of Charles V, 1506-1555

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Holland groat of Charles V, 1506-1555

1506 - 1520

Silver coin. Obverse: beneath a crown, coat of arms of Austria-Burgundy in field. Reverse: long decorated cross, in angles alternating small lions and lilies. Circumscription in Gothic letters. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1543A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); tech…

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Holland stuiver, 1499, of Charles V, 1506–1555

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Holland stuiver, 1499, of Charles V, 1506–1555

1506 - 1520

Silver coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms of Austria-Burgundy. Reverse: on a quatrefoil, long decorated cross with a rose in the centre. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1541; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.8…

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Holland stuiver of Charles V, 1506-1555

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Holland stuiver of Charles V, 1506-1555

1521 - 1529

Silver coin. Obverse: long decorated cross on a quatrefoil, in the center the crowned coat of arms of the Holy Roman Empire. Reverse: between two crossed knotty staffs, crowned coat of arms of Austria-Burgundy. Initial mark: rosette. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1543F; its record gives m…

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Holland, Charles V, stuiver

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Holland, Charles V, stuiver

1535 - 1544

Silver coin. Obverse: on a quatrefoil, long decorated cross with crowned coat of arms of the Holy Roman Empire in the centre. Reverse: between two crossed ragged staffs, crowned coat of arms of Austria-Burgundy. Initial mark little rose and inscription in Latin letters. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object…

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Holland groat of Philip II, 1555–1598

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Holland groat of Philip II, 1555–1598

1555 - 1580

Silver coin. Obverse: short decorated cross, in corners alternating lion and letter P. Reverse: coat of arms of Philip II in field. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1545; its record gives technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.3 cm x weight 1.2 g.

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Holland one-tenth Philipsdaalder of Philip II, 1572

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Holland one-tenth Philipsdaalder of Philip II, 1572

1572

Silver coin. Obverse: armored bust of Philip II facing right. Reverse: under a crown, crossed knotty ragged staffs, in the center a firesteel with sparks. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1544A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurem…

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Dutch coin or duit.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Dutch coin or duit.

ca. 1576 - ca. 1579

Both sides, struck: Dutch Maiden in the garden; with still partially legible circumscription "AUX NOS IN NOM DOM". The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-NM-7747-2; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.4 cm.

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Holland Leeuwendaalder, 1576

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Holland Leeuwendaalder, 1576

1576

Silver coin. Obverse: knight with helmet with plume looking to the right with coat of arms of Holland before him. Year around coat of arms at the bottom. Reverse: lion rampant facing left. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1551A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique…

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Holland oord in the name of Philip II, 1576

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Holland oord in the name of Philip II, 1576

1576

Copper coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms of Holland on a cross of ragged staves. Name of Philip II and year in legend. Reverse: Dutch Maiden with raised right arm, seated in an enclosed garden. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1551; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); tec…

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Oord of Holland

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Oord of Holland

c. 1576 - c. 1578

Both sides, struck: Holland Maiden in the garden; with partially legible legend "AUX NOS IN NOM DOM". The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-NM-7747-4; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.4 cm.

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Coin of a half Leicester rijksdaalder for the province of Holland

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Coin of a half Leicester rijksdaalder for the province of Holland

1586

Silver coin. Obverse: bust of a man (Leicester) with laurel wreath within an inscription. Reverse: bundle of arrows surrounded by six coats of arms within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-459; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworki…

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Leicester rijksdaalder for the province of Holland

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Leicester rijksdaalder for the province of Holland

1586

Silver coin. Obverse: bust of a man with a laurel wreath within an inscription. Reverse: bundle of arrows surrounded by six coats of arms within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-458; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measu…

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Holland Leicesterstoter, 1587

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Holland Leicesterstoter, 1587

1587

Silver coin. Obverse: laureate bust facing right. Reverse: bundle of arrows within decoration. Date in legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-461; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.5 cm x weight 3.24 g.

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Holland coin or duit

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Holland coin or duit

c. 1590 - c. 1596

Both sides, struck: Maiden of Holland in the garden; around it original text "AUX NOS IN NOM DOM". The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-NM-7747-3; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.4 cm.

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Holland duit

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Holland duit

1590 - 1598

Copper coin. Obverse: within a laurel wreath, the three-line inscription HOL/LAN/DIA. Reverse: the Maid of Holland with raised right arm, seated in an enclosed garden. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1555; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworkin…

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Holland silver rider, 1672

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Holland silver rider, 1672

1672

Obverse: knight on horseback facing right with a sword in his right hand. Below the horse, the crowned coat of arms of Holland. Reverse: coat of arms of the Generality supported by two crowned lions. Below, in a cartouche, the coat of arms of Amsterdam. Above the crown in circumscription, the date. The Rijksmuseum,…

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Holland silver ducat, 1673

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Holland silver ducat, 1673

1673

Silver coin. Obverse: standing armoured knight to the right with a sword in the right hand and crowned coat of arms of Holland on a ribbon in the left hand. Reverse: crowned Generality coat of arms between year. In legend above crown, small coat of arms of the mint town Dordrecht. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds t…

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Dated entries by century

  • 14th century2
  • 15th century5
  • 16th century15
  • 17th century10
  • 18th century11

Only the 43 entries carrying their own date to within about 150 years are counted, by the earliest year given. These are catalogue holdings, not production totals.

Materials recorded in the physical descriptions

  • Silver32
  • Copper7
  • Gold3

An entry made of several materials is counted once under each. Materials are counted only where the description states them.

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