Austria, Braunau, emergency coin of 15 Kreuzer, 1743
Also known as: Oostenrijk, Braunau, noodmunt van 15 Kreuzer, 1743
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1743
Lead square emergency coin. Obverse: between two tied branches, oval coat of arms of Saxony [= of the defender, the Bavarian commander of Saxe-Hildburghausen], above which a crown between the date.
At the top place name Braunau, at the bottom between letters IM and VF value indication XV. Reverse: smooth. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1378; its record gives material recorded as lead (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements length 2.8 cm x weight 5.82 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
- lead (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- lengte 2,8 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 5,82 g · length 2.8 cm x weight 5.82 g
- Measurements
- length 2.8 cm x weight 5.82 g
Design
- Obverse
- between two tied branches, oval coat of arms of Saxony [= of the defender, the Bavarian commander of Saxe-Hildburghausen], above which a crown between the date. At the top place name Braunau, at the bottom between letters IM and VF value indication XV.
- Reverse
- smooth.
Identification
- Original title
- Oostenrijk, Braunau, noodmunt van 15 Kreuzer, 1743
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-1378
- Museum classification
- vijftien kreuzer · coin · siege coin
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