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Nijmegen, peerdeke or quarter snaphaan

Also known as: Nijmegen, peerdeke of kwart snaphaan

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1475 - 1525

Billon coin. Obverse: Saint George on horseback, riding to the right. Reverse: city coat of arms on a long cross patée. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2138; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.8 cm x weight 2.5 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
silver (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Dimensions
diameter 2.8 cm x weight 2.5 g diameter 2,8 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 2,5 g (aan oppervlakte van voorzijde is metaal gedeeltelijk losgeraakt)
Measurements
diameter 2.8 cm x weight 2.5 g

Design

Obverse
Saint George on horseback, riding to the right.
Reverse
city coat of arms on a long cross patée.

Identification

Original title
Nijmegen, peerdeke of kwart snaphaan
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
KOG-MP-1-2138
Museum classification
coin

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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Catalogue references

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Research required

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