Netherlands, 5 cents, 1914
Also known as: Nederland, 5 cent, 1914
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1914
Square nickel coin. Obverse: decoration in the corners, within which are two circles containing the name of the country. Inside, a fruiting orange branch. Reverse: in the four corners a shell decoration, connected by pearls.
Inside, indication of value 5 C within a beaded border. Year in the two shells on the left and right. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5588; its record gives material recorded as nickel (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements length 1.8 cm x width 1.8 cm x weight 4.47 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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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- nickel (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- length 1.8 cm x width 1.8 cm x weight 4.47 g · lengte 1,8 cm x breedte 1,8 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 4,47 g
- Measurements
- length 1.8 cm x width 1.8 cm x weight 4.47 g
Design
- Obverse
- decoration in the corners, within which are two circles containing the name of the country. Inside, a fruiting orange branch.
- Reverse
- in the four corners a shell decoration, connected by pearls. Inside, indication of value 5 C within a beaded border. Year in the two shells on the left and right. Smooth edge.
Identification
- Original title
- Nederland, 5 cent, 1914
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-5588
- Museum classification
- vijf cent · coin
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