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Siege of Jülich by Albert, Archduke of Austria, emergency coin with the weight of a quarter rijksdaalder, made from a Dicken of Johann II, Count of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, stamped with the monogram

Also known as: Beleg van Gulik door Albrecht, aartshertog van Oostenrijk, noodmunt met het gewicht van een kwart rijksdaalder, vervaardigd uit Dicken van Johann II, graaf van Pfalz-Zweibrucken, bestempeld met het mo

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1621-09-05 - 1622-02-02

Uniface, heptagonal emergency coin. Obverse: eight stamps: large stamp in centre, seven identical smaller stamps around it; large stamp: monogram of letters F and P, interrupting year and inscription; smaller stamps: monogram of letters F and P, interrupting year and value indication; rev.: blank. Dicken. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-243; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking), snipping; measurements height 3.3 cm x width 3.7 cm x weight 6.98 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), snipping
Dimensions
height 3.3 cm x width 3.7 cm x weight 6.98 g · hoogte 3,3 cm x breedte 3,7 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 6,98 g
Measurements
height 3.3 cm x width 3.7 cm x weight 6.98 g

Identification

Original title
Beleg van Gulik door Albrecht, aartshertog van Oostenrijk, noodmunt met het gewicht van een kwart rijksdaalder, vervaardigd uit Dicken van Johann II, graaf van Pfalz-Zweibrucken, bestempeld met het mo
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-4-243
Museum classification
siege coin · coin · kwart taler

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