Silver rider of West Friesland
Also known as: Zilveren rijder van West-Friesland
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1728
Obverse: armored horseman, facing left, above which is a crowned coat of arms. Entirely within the inscription: MON : FOED : BELG : PRO : WESTF : INUSUM : SOCIET : IND : ORIENT :.
Reverse: Generality coat of arms between 2 standing lions. Entirely within the inscription: CONCORDIA RES PARVAE CRESCUNT . 1728. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-KOG-4500; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); measurements diameter 4.4 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
- silver (metal)
- Dimensions
- diameter 4.4 cm · geheel: diameter 4,4 cm
- Measurements
- diameter 4.4 cm
Design
- Obverse
- armored horseman, facing left, above which is a crowned coat of arms. Entirely within the inscription: MON : FOED : BELG : PRO : WESTF : INUSUM : SOCIET : IND : ORIENT :.
- Reverse
- Generality coat of arms between 2 standing lions. Entirely within the inscription: CONCORDIA RES PARVAE CRESCUNT . 1728.
Identification
- Original title
- Zilveren rijder van West-Friesland
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-KOG-4500
- Museum classification
- silver rider · coin
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
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- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
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- Recorded
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Catalogue references
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Research required
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