Twenty stuiver (lead strike), emergency coin from Breda, struck during the siege
Also known as: Twintig stuiver (loden afslag), noodmunt uit Breda, geslagen tijdens het beleg
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1577
Strike in lead of a square emergency coin of Breda. Obverse: within a plain circle the city's coat of arms. Legend: In der noot B A and date: 1577. At the top a countermark: bugle horn.
Reverse: smooth. Forgery. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2338; its record gives material recorded as lead (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements length 3.7 cm x width 3.7 cm. 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
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- lead (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- lengte 3,7 cm x breedte 3,7 cm · length 3.7 cm x width 3.7 cm
- Measurements
- length 3.7 cm x width 3.7 cm
Design
- Obverse
- within a plain circle the city's coat of arms. Legend: In der noot B A and date: 1577. At the top a countermark: bugle horn.
- Reverse
- smooth. Forgery.
Identification
- Original title
- Twintig stuiver (loden afslag), noodmunt uit Breda, geslagen tijdens het beleg
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-2338
- Museum classification
- twintig stuiver · siege coin · coin
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
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Catalogue references
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