Twenty stuivers, emergency coin from Cambrai, struck during the siege by the French defenders of the city
Also known as: Twintig stuiver, noodmunt uit Kamerijk, geslagen tijdens de belegering door de Franse verdedigers van de stad
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1589 - 1595
Uniface, diamond-shaped emergency coin of Cambrai, with chamfered corners. Obverse: four stamps: in the center a large round stamp: coat of arms between the numerals 9 and 5 within a legend; left and right: stamps with denomination; at the bottom: coat of arms of the city governor. Reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-210; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 3.4 cm x width 3.4 cm x weight 9.37 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.
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- hoogte 3,4 cm x breedte 3,4 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 9,37 g · height 3.4 cm x width 3.4 cm x weight 9.37 g
- Measurements
- height 3.4 cm x width 3.4 cm x weight 9.37 g
Design
- Obverse
- four stamps: in the center a large round stamp: coat of arms between the numerals 9 and 5 within a legend; left and right: stamps with denomination; at the bottom: coat of arms of the city governor.
- Reverse
- blank.
Identification
- Original title
- Twintig stuiver, noodmunt uit Kamerijk, geslagen tijdens de belegering door de Franse verdedigers van de stad
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-4-210
- Museum classification
- siege coin · coin · twintig stuiver
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- Denomination
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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