Siege of Jülich by Albert, Archduke of Austria, emergency coin of four schilling, produced from an Ortstaler of Georg Gustav, Count Palatine of Veldenz, counterstamped with the monogram of Frederik Pithaen
Also known as: Beleg van Gulik door Albrecht, aartshertog van Oostenrijk, noodmunt van vier stuiver, vervaardigd uit een ortstaler van Georg Gustav, paltsgraaf van Veldenz, bestempeld met het monogram van Frederik Pithaen
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1621-09-05 - 1622-02-02
Triangular emergency coin of four stuivers from Jülich, with rounded top edge. Obverse: a stamp: monogram of the letters F and P, interrupting the date and denomination indication; below, along the rounded top edge: part of the legend of the old coin. Reverse: along the rounded top edge: part of the legend of the old coin; in the field: part of the image. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-245; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 1.4 cm x width 2.1 cm x weight 1.94 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
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- hoogte 1,4 cm x breedte 2,1 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 1,94 g · height 1.4 cm x width 2.1 cm x weight 1.94 g
- Measurements
- height 1.4 cm x width 2.1 cm x weight 1.94 g
Design
- Obverse
- a stamp: monogram of the letters F and P, interrupting the date and denomination indication; below, along the rounded top edge: part of the legend of the old coin.
- Reverse
- along the rounded top edge: part of the legend of the old coin; in the field: part of the image.
Identification
- Original title
- Beleg van Gulik door Albrecht, aartshertog van Oostenrijk, noodmunt van vier schilling, vervaardigd uit een Ortstaler van Georg Gustav, paltsgraaf van Veldenz, bestempeld met het monogram van Frederik Pithaen
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-4-245
- Museum classification
- siege coin · coin · vier stuiver
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
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- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
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- Weight
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
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- Recorded
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Catalogue references
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Research required
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