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Stuiver (double groot), emergency coin from Oudenaarde struck during the siege

Also known as: Stuiver (dubbele groot), noodmunt uit Oudenaarde geslagen tijdens het beleg

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1582-05-30

Single-sided, diamond-shaped emergency coin. Obverse: a circular stamp: decorated cross between fleurons; in centre: coat of arms within circumscription, interrupted by the arms of the cross. Reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-194; its record gives material recorded as tin (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 2.6 cm x width 2.6 cm x weight 3.58 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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Physical characteristics

Material
tin (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Dimensions
hoogte 2,6 cm x breedte 2,6 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 3,58 g · height 2.6 cm x width 2.6 cm x weight 3.58 g
Measurements
height 2.6 cm x width 2.6 cm x weight 3.58 g

Design

Obverse
a circular stamp: decorated cross between fleurons; in centre: coat of arms within circumscription, interrupted by the arms of the cross.
Reverse
blank

Identification

Original title
Stuiver (dubbele groot), noodmunt uit Oudenaarde geslagen tijdens het beleg
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-4-194
Museum classification
dubbele groot · stuiver · siege coin · coin

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Catalogue references

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