One-sixth thaler of Johann Wilhelm, Elector of the Palatinate, appointed vicar of Swabia, Franconia, and the Palatinate after the death of Emperor Joseph I
Also known as: Zesde taler van Johan Willem, keurvorst van de Palts, na de dood van keizer Jozef I aangesteld als stadhouder van Schwaben, Frankenland en de Palts
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1711
Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man within an inscription. Reverse: double-headed eagle: on its chest two coats of arms under an electoral bonnet; below that: small shield with numeral 1/6 between letters N and P within an inscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2018; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.5 cm x weight 4.24 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
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- diameter 2.5 cm x weight 4.24 g · diameter 2,5 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 4,24 g
- Measurements
- diameter 2.5 cm x weight 4.24 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within an inscription.
- Reverse
- double-headed eagle: on its chest two coats of arms under an electoral bonnet; below that: small shield with numeral 1/6 between letters N and P within an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Zesde taler van Johan Willem, keurvorst van de Palts, na de dood van keizer Jozef I aangesteld als stadhouder van Schwaben, Frankenland en de Palts
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-2018
- Museum classification
- coin · zesde taler
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Catalogue references
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