One-third taler from Brandenburg of Frederick III, 1690
Also known as: Derde taler uit Brandenburg van Friedrich III, 1690
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1690
Silver coin. Obverse: bust facing right. Reverse: between letters L, C, and S, a composite decorated coat of arms, topped with an electoral hat. Around the hat, date. Below the coat of arms, indication of value. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0148A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.2 cm x weight 8.55 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
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3.2 cm x weight 8.55 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust facing right.
- Reverse
- between letters L, C, and S, a composite decorated coat of arms, topped with an electoral hat. Around the hat, date. Below the coat of arms, indication of value. Plain edge.
Identification
- Original title
- Derde taler uit Brandenburg van Friedrich III, 1690
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-0148A
- Museum classification
- coin
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- Material
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Catalogue references
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