Four reales, struck in Lima, coin from the wreck of the East Indiaman 't Vliegend Hart
Also known as: Reaal van vieren, geslagen te Lima, munt uit het wrak van de Oost-Indiëvaarder 't Vliegend Hart
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1700 - 1734
Worn coin, struck on an irregular flan. Obverse: pillars of Hercules, standing in waves; between pillars: inscription in three lines; upper line, from left to right (not visible) mint mark, numeral 4, (not visible) assayer's initial; middle line: Habsburg motto; lower line from left to right: (not visible) assayer's initial, (partially visible) date, (not visible) mint mark. Reverse: cross; between the arms of the cross: heraldic charges. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-1986-1-36; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 2.5 cm x width 2.9 cm x weight 9.41 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
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- hoogte 2,5 cm x breedte 2,9 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 9,41 g · height 2.5 cm x width 2.9 cm x weight 9.41 g
- Measurements
- height 2.5 cm x width 2.9 cm x weight 9.41 g
Design
- Obverse
- pillars of Hercules, standing in waves; between pillars: inscription in three lines; upper line, from left to right (not visible) mint mark, numeral 4, (not visible) assayer's initial; middle line: Habsburg motto; lower line from left to right: (not visible) assayer's initial, (partially visible) date, (not visible) mint mark.
- Reverse
- cross; between the arms of the cross: heraldic charges.
Identification
- Original title
- Reaal van vieren, geslagen te Lima, munt uit het wrak van de Oost-Indiëvaarder 't Vliegend Hart
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-1986-1-36
- Museum classification
- coin · vier reaal
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- Mint or printer mark
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