Stuiver with countermark applied on Saint Martin: St M on 2 sous from French Guiana (Cayenne) of King Louis XVI, [1798]
Also known as: Stuiver met op Sint Maarten aangebrachte klop: St M op 2 sous uit Frans Guiana (Cayenne) van koning Lodewijk XVI, [1798]
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1798
Copper coin. Obverse: three fleurs-de-lis, topped by a crown. Reverse: denomination indication: 2 sous in two lines, below which the date. Below that the letter A [= Paris]. Smooth edge. With countermark: St M. Also called: sou marqué, black dog. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5267A; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.3 cm x weight 2.16 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.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- diameter 2.3 cm x weight 2.16 g · diameter 2,3 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 2,16 g
- Measurements
- diameter 2.3 cm x weight 2.16 g
Design
- Obverse
- three fleurs-de-lis, topped by a crown.
- Reverse
- denomination indication: 2 sous in two lines, below which the date. Below that the letter A [= Paris]. Smooth edge. With countermark: St M. Also called: sou marqué, black dog.
Identification
- Original title
- Stuiver met op Sint Maarten aangebrachte klop: St M op 2 sous uit Frans Guiana (Cayenne) van koning Lodewijk XVI, [1798]
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-5267A
- Museum classification
- coin
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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- Weight
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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