Oord, quarter stuiver of the Catharina Hospital of Leiden, circulated in the period 1573-1576 as small change in Leiden
Also known as: Oord, kwart stuiver van het Catharina-gasthuis van Leiden, circuleerde in de periode 1573-1576 als kleingeld in Leiden
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1573
Silver medal. Obverse: crowned wheel. Reverse: coat of arms below date within inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-17-109; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2 cm x weight 1.14 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
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- diameter 2 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 1,14 g · diameter 2 cm x weight 1.14 g
- Measurements
- diameter 2 cm x weight 1.14 g
Design
- Obverse
- crowned wheel.
- Reverse
- coat of arms below date within inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Oord, kwart stuiver van het Catharina-gasthuis van Leiden, circuleerde in de periode 1573-1576 als kleingeld in Leiden
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-17-109
- Museum classification
- kwart stuiver · alms token · coin · oord
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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- Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue references
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