Twenty-eight stuiver, emergency coin from Leiden, struck during the siege
Also known as: Achtentwintig stuiver, noodmunt uit Leiden, geslagen tijdens het beleg
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1574
Silver emergency coin. Obverse: between date: 15 74 a rampant Dutch lion standing on a patch of ground, in its paws a lance with a cap upon it. Above the lion in the legend, a crown.
Above the numeral 15 a countermark: a Dutch lion in a shield (to guarantee authenticity). Reverse: in a cartouche the coat of arms of Leiden with two concentric legends. The outer, Godt behoede Leyden, the inner: NOVLSGIPAC [= Nummus Obsessae Urbis Leydensis Sub Gubernatione Illlustris(simi) Principis Auraici Cusus: emergency coin of the city of Leiden, struck under the government of the illustrious Prince of Orange].
Later, 17th-century work. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2334; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.7 cm x weight 18.55 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.
Evidence at a glance
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- diameter 3,7 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 18,55 g · diameter 3.7 cm x weight 18.55 g
- Measurements
- diameter 3.7 cm x weight 18.55 g
Design
- Obverse
- between date: 15 74 a rampant Dutch lion standing on a patch of ground, in its paws a lance with a cap upon it. Above the lion in the legend, a crown. Above the numeral 15 a countermark: a Dutch lion in a shield (to guarantee authenticity).
- Reverse
- in a cartouche the coat of arms of Leiden with two concentric legends. The outer, Godt behoede Leyden, the inner: NOVLSGIPAC [= Nummus Obsessae Urbis Leydensis Sub Gubernatione Illlustris(simi) Principis Auraici Cusus: emergency coin of the city of Leiden, struck under the government of the illustrious Prince of Orange]. Later, 17th-century work.
Identification
- Original title
- Achtentwintig stuiver, noodmunt uit Leiden, geslagen tijdens het beleg
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-2334
- Museum classification
- achtentwintig stuiver · coin · siege coin
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