Nine and a half stuivers, emergency coin from Kampen, struck to pay arrears of pay to the garrison
Also known as: Negen en een halve stuiver, noodmunt uit Kampen, geslagen ter betaling van achterstallige soldij aan het garnizoen
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1578-06-05
Uniface, diamond-shaped emergency coin. Obverse: seven stamps: escutcheon between value indication above inscription and year within legend. Reverse: blank. Nine and a half stuivers.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-158; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 4.4 cm x width 4.3 cm x weight 6.86 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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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- hoogte 4,4 cm x breedte 4,3 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 6,86 g · height 4.4 cm x width 4.3 cm x weight 6.86 g
- Measurements
- height 4.4 cm x width 4.3 cm x weight 6.86 g
Design
- Obverse
- seven stamps: escutcheon between value indication above inscription and year within legend.
- Reverse
- blank. Nine and a half stuivers.
Identification
- Original title
- Negen en een halve stuiver, noodmunt uit Kampen, geslagen ter betaling van achterstallige soldij aan het garnizoen
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-4-158
- Museum classification
- coin · siege coin · negen en een halve stuiver
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Catalogue references
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