Silver rider of the VOC from Holland, 1728
Also known as: Zilveren rijder van de VOC uit Holland, 1728
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1728
Silver coin. Obverse: armoured knight with sword on horseback to the right, below which is the crowned coat of arms of Holland. Reverse: crowned Generality coat of arms, below which is a cartouche containing the monogram of the VOC.
Year in legend, above crown. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4397; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4.2 cm x weight 32.47 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)
- Measurements
- diameter 4.2 cm x weight 32.47 g
Design
- Obverse
- armoured knight with sword on horseback to the right, below which is the crowned coat of arms of Holland.
- Reverse
- crowned Generality coat of arms, below which is a cartouche containing the monogram of the VOC. Year in legend, above crown. Plain edge.
Identification
- Original title
- Zilveren rijder van de VOC uit Holland, 1728
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-4397
- Museum classification
- coin
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Catalogue references
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