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Ten units, emergency coin from Jülich, struck during the siege by Maurice, Prince of Orange-Nassau, made by clipping a piece from a plate or bowl and stamped with the monogram of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor

Also known as: Tien eenheden, noodmunt uit Gulik, geslagen tijdens het beleg door Maurits, prins van Oranje-Nassau, vervaardigd door stuk te knippen uit bord of kom en bestempeld met het monogram van Rudolf II, Duits keizer

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1610-07-29 - 1610-09-02

Irregular, downward-tapering rectangular, single-sided silver emergency coin, with the convex, raised rim of the original object at the top and chamfered corners at the bottom. Obverse: two stamps: left: value designation Roman numeral X in a rectangle; right: crowned letter R; below it the year, interrupted by the letter L within an oval beaded border. Reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-220; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 6.4 cm x width 7.2 cm x width 5.9 cm x weight 48.93 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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Physical characteristics

Material
silver (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Dimensions
height 6.4 cm x width 7.2 cm x width 5.9 cm x weight 48.93 g · hoogte 6,4 cm (aan bovenzijde) x breedte 7,2 cm (aan onderzijde) x breedte 5,9 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 48,93 g
Measurements
height 6.4 cm x width 7.2 cm x width 5.9 cm x weight 48.93 g

Design

Obverse
two stamps: left: value designation Roman numeral X in a rectangle; right: crowned letter R; below it the year, interrupted by the letter L within an oval beaded border.
Reverse
blank.

Identification

Original title
Tien eenheden, noodmunt uit Gulik, geslagen tijdens het beleg door Maurits, prins van Oranje-Nassau, vervaardigd door stuk te knippen uit bord of kom en bestempeld met het monogram van Rudolf II, Duits keizer
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-4-220
Museum classification
siege coin · coin · tien eenheden

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