Coin set 125 Years of the Rijksmuseum Building
Also known as: Muntset 125 Jaar Rijksmuseumgebouw
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
2010
Square folder containing a three-leaf booklet with plastic-coated cardboard leaves. In the middle leaf, the eight regular euro coins are sealed in a circle (1 cent up to and including 2 euro), with the coin value on the front side of the page and the obverse (Queen Beatrix) on the reverse. In the centre a silver medal. Obverse: a photograph of the back of the Rijksmuseum building with an inscription. Reverse: an image of the building of the Dutch Mint. The front and the back of the folder and the booklet are identical. Front: at the top a photograph of the Rijksmuseum from Museumplein, with inscription beneath it. Back: on the left a photograph of two girls looking into a showcase, on the right a text with information about the series of coin sets. The inner sides of the outer leaves contain historical information about the Rijksmuseum building. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-2010-109; its record gives material recorded as metal, cardboard, plastic (organic material), silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking), printing; measurements diameter 3 cm. 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
- metal, cardboard, plastic (organic material), silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking), printing
- Measurements
- diameter 3 cm
Design
- Obverse
- a photograph of the back of the Rijksmuseum building with an inscription.
- Reverse
- an image of the building of the Dutch Mint. The front and the back of the folder and the booklet are identical. Front: at the top a photograph of the Rijksmuseum from Museumplein, with inscription beneath it. Back: on the left a photograph of two girls looking into a showcase, on the right a text with information about the series of coin sets. The inner sides of the outer leaves contain historical information about the Rijksmuseum building.
Identification
- Original title
- Muntset 125 Jaar Rijksmuseumgebouw
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-2010-109
- Museum classification
- coin
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Research required
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Research required
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the coin type, standard catalogue numbers, weight and diameter against numismatic references.