Ten stuivers, emergency coin from Woerden, struck during the siege
Also known as: Tien stuiver, noodmunt uit Woerden, geslagen tijdens het beleg
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1575-09-08
Single-sided, diamond-shaped emergency coin. Obverse: coat of arms between the digits 1 and 0 within an inscription and beaded rim; below, possibly a small punch [?].
Reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-100; its record gives material recorded as tin (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 3.6 cm x width 3.6 cm x weight 10.7 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
- tin (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- height 3.6 cm x width 3.6 cm x weight 10.7 g · hoogte 3,6 cm x breedte 3,6 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 10,7 g
- Measurements
- height 3.6 cm x width 3.6 cm x weight 10.7 g
Design
- Obverse
- coat of arms between the digits 1 and 0 within an inscription and beaded rim; below, possibly a small punch [?].
- Reverse
- blank.
Identification
- Original title
- Tien stuiver, noodmunt uit Woerden, geslagen tijdens het beleg
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-4-100
- Museum classification
- siege coin · tien stuiver · coin
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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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