Bar of 6 stivers; Ceylonese emergency money of Japanese copper
Also known as: Bar of 6 stivers; Ceylonese emergency Japanese copper coin
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1700 - 1750
Copper coin in the form of a rectangular bar. Obverse: at the right end within a wreath of leaves VI and at the left end within a wreath St (t inverted). Reverse: at the right end within a wreath of leaves VI and at the left end within a wreath St (t inverted).
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4023; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements length 11 cm x width 1.8 cm x thickness 0.6 cm x weight 50 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
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- lengte 11 cm x breedte 1,8 cm x dikte 0,6 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 50 g length 11 cm x width 1.8 cm x thickness 0.6 cm x weight 50 g
- Measurements
- length 11 cm x width 1.8 cm x thickness 0.6 cm x weight 50 g
Design
- Obverse
- at the right end within a wreath of leaves VI and at the left end within a wreath St (t inverted).
- Reverse
- at the right end within a wreath of leaves VI and at the left end within a wreath St (t inverted).
Identification
- Original title
- Baar van 6 stuivers; Ceylonees noodgeld uit Japans koper
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-4023
- Museum classification
- zes stuiver · coin
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- Issue or mint date
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- Weight
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- Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue references
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