Thaler on the coronation of Wilhelm I and Augusta as King and Queen of Prussia
Also known as: Taler over de kroning van Wilhelm I en Augusta tot koning en koningin van Pruisen
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1861
Obverse: right-facing busts of crowned man and woman within legend. Reverse: crowned eagle with sceptre and globus cruciger; at bottom and top crowned letter W, flanked on either side by crowned letter A, between them four letters R within legend; edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-4153; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.3 cm x weight 18.53 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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- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- diameter 3,3 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 18,53 g · diameter 3.3 cm x weight 18.53 g
- Measurements
- diameter 3.3 cm x weight 18.53 g
Design
- Obverse
- right-facing busts of crowned man and woman within legend.
- Reverse
- crowned eagle with sceptre and globus cruciger; at bottom and top crowned letter W, flanked on either side by crowned letter A, between them four letters R within legend; edge lettering.
Identification
- Original title
- Taler over de kroning van Wilhelm I en Augusta tot koning en koningin van Pruisen
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-4153
- Museum classification
- coin · taler
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- Material
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