Half stuiver, emergency coin from Woerden, struck during the siege
Also known as: halve stuiver
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1575-09-08
Uniface, diamond-shaped, pewter emergency coin of half a stuiver from Woerden. Obverse: coat of arms between II and S. Reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-101; its record gives material recorded as tin (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 2.5 cm x width 2.6 cm x weight 4.76 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
- tin (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- hoogte 2,5 cm x breedte 2,6 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 4,76 g · height 2.5 cm x width 2.6 cm x weight 4.76 g
- Measurements
- height 2.5 cm x width 2.6 cm x weight 4.76 g
Design
- Obverse
- coat of arms between II and S.
- Reverse
- blank.
Identification
- Original title
- Halve stuiver, noodmunt uit Woerden, geslagen tijdens het beleg
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-4-101
- Museum classification
- siege coin · halve stuiver · coin
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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Catalogue references
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