Maximilian I, German Emperor
Also known as: Maximiliaan I, Duits keizer
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1487
Silver coin. Obverse: portrait of a man with crown, sword, and globus cruciger within a legend. Reverse: monogram of Maximilian I within a legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-40; its record gives material recorded as gilding (material), silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking), gild; measurements diameter 3.4 cm x weight 7.11 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
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- gilding (material), silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking), gild
- Dimensions
- diameter 3,4 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 7,11 g · diameter 3.4 cm x weight 7.11 g
- Measurements
- diameter 3.4 cm x weight 7.11 g
Design
- Obverse
- portrait of a man with crown, sword, and globus cruciger within a legend.
- Reverse
- monogram of Maximilian I within a legend.
Identification
- Original title
- Maximiliaan I, Duits keizer
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-40
- Museum classification
- real · coin
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- Material
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Catalogue references
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