Half guldiner (half taler) of Sigismund, Archduke of Tyrol
Also known as: Halve guldiner (halve taler) van Sigismund, aartshertog van Tirol
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1484
Pierced. Obverse: bust of a man with crown and sceptre within legend. Reverse: equestrian with banner in hand within a border of fourteen coats of arms. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-31; its record gives material recorded as gilding (material), silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking), gild; measurements diameter 3.6 cm x weight 16.22 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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- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- gilding (material), silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking), gild
- Dimensions
- diameter 3.6 cm x weight 16.22 g · diameter 3,6 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 16,22 g
- Measurements
- diameter 3.6 cm x weight 16.22 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man with crown and sceptre within legend.
- Reverse
- equestrian with banner in hand within a border of fourteen coats of arms.
Identification
- Original title
- Halve guldiner (halve taler) van Sigismund, aartshertog van Tirol
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-31
- Museum classification
- halve taler · coin · halve guldiner
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue references
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