German Empire, Emperor Franz I Stephan, 1745
Also known as: Duitse Rijk, keizer Franz I Stephan, 1745
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1745
Gold coin. Obverse: bust of the emperor facing right. Reverse: draped ornate table bearing the imperial regalia. In exergue, text and date 13 September 1745. Plain edge.
Coin struck on the occasion of his election as emperor. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0147; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.2 cm x weight 3.49 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- gold (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.2 cm x weight 3.49 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of the emperor facing right.
- Reverse
- draped ornate table bearing the imperial regalia. In exergue, text and date 13 September 1745. Plain edge. Coin struck on the occasion of his election as emperor.
Identification
- Original title
- Duitse Rijk, keizer Franz I Stephan, 1745
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-0147
- Museum classification
- coin
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