City of Utrecht, oord in the name of Philip II, 1579
Also known as: Stad Utrecht, oord op naam van Philips II, 1579
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1579
Copper coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms of Austria-Burgundy. Reverse: coat of arms of the city of Utrecht on a long floriated cross, with the digits of the date at the corners of the coat of arms. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1831; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.3 cm x weight 4.03 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.
Evidence at a glance
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- diameter 2,3 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 4,03 g · diameter 2.3 cm x weight 4.03 g
- Measurements
- diameter 2.3 cm x weight 4.03 g
Design
- Obverse
- crowned coat of arms of Austria-Burgundy.
- Reverse
- coat of arms of the city of Utrecht on a long floriated cross, with the digits of the date at the corners of the coat of arms.
Identification
- Original title
- Stad Utrecht, oord op naam van Philips II, 1579
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-1831
- Museum classification
- coin · oord
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