Gold ducat, emergency coin from Vienna, struck during the siege by the Turks
Also known as: Gouden dukaat, noodmunt uit Wenen, geslagen tijdens het beleg door de Turken
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1529
Nearly diamond-shaped emergency coin with slightly bevelled corners. Obverse: right-facing bust of Emperor Ferdinand with crown between year above inscription; at four corners: fleuron.
Reverse: cross; between arms of cross four crowned coats of arms; at four corners: fleuron. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-2; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 2.2 cm x width 2.2 cm x weight 3.5 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
- gold (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- hoogte 2,2 cm x breedte 2,2 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 3,5 g · height 2.2 cm x width 2.2 cm x weight 3.5 g
- Measurements
- height 2.2 cm x width 2.2 cm x weight 3.5 g
Design
- Obverse
- right-facing bust of Emperor Ferdinand with crown between year above inscription; at four corners: fleuron.
- Reverse
- cross; between arms of cross four crowned coats of arms; at four corners: fleuron
Identification
- Original title
- Gouden dukaat, noodmunt uit Wenen, geslagen tijdens het beleg door de Turken
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-4-2
- Museum classification
- coin · gouden dukaat · siege coin
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