Ten stuivers, emergency coin from Amsterdam, struck after the siege
Also known as: Tien stuiver, noodmunt uit Amsterdam, geslagen tijdens het beleg uit het zilver van de Nieuwe Kerk
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1578 - 1631
Single-sided, diamond-shaped emergency coin with a hole in it. Obverse: three stamps one above the other; from bottom to top: mintmaster mark [piece pierced at this point]: presumably letters P and G; city coat of arms: crowned shield, to the left part of the numeral 5 still visible, to the right of 7 visible, to the right of the crown: numeral 0 visible; date above numeral 10.
Reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-149; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 3.5 cm x width 3.5 cm x weight 6.67 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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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- height 3.5 cm x width 3.5 cm x weight 6.67 g · hoogte 3,5 cm x breedte 3,5 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 6,67 g
- Measurements
- height 3.5 cm x width 3.5 cm x weight 6.67 g
Design
- Obverse
- three stamps one above the other; from bottom to top: mintmaster mark [piece pierced at this point]: presumably letters P and G; city coat of arms: crowned shield, to the left part of the numeral 5 still visible, to the right of 7 visible, to the right of the crown: numeral 0 visible; date above numeral 10.
- Reverse
- blank.
Identification
- Original title
- Tien stuiver, noodmunt uit Amsterdam, geslagen na het beleg
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-4-149
- Museum classification
- siege coin · coin · tien stuiver
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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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