Ducat from Saxony, Albertine Line, of Sophia, wife of Elector Christian I, 1616
Also known as: Dukaat uit Saksen, Albertinische Linie, van Sophia, echtgenote van keurvorst Christian I, 1616
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1616
Gold coin. Obverse: crowned monogram consisting of the letters C and L on two crossed swords. Reverse: on a single line the letters I, H, and S. Above it, the All-Seeing Eye and below it, an eagle.
Date at the top in legend. Cable edge. Called 'kinderdukaat' (children's ducat) because of the obverse legend. This coin, also called 'Sophiendukat', was repeatedly restruck until 1812. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0815; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.2 cm x weight 3.48 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 3.48 g
Design
- Obverse
- crowned monogram consisting of the letters C and L on two crossed swords.
- Reverse
- on a single line the letters I, H, and S. Above it, the All-Seeing Eye and below it, an eagle. Date at the top in legend. Cable edge. Called 'kinderdukaat' (children's ducat) because of the obverse legend. This coin, also called 'Sophiendukat', was repeatedly restruck until 1812.
Identification
- Original title
- Dukaat uit Saksen, Albertinische Linie, van Sophia, echtgenote van keurvorst Christian I, 1616
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-0815
- Museum classification
- coin
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