Siege of Jülich by Albert, Archduke of Austria, emergency coin of two shillings, made from a coin stamped with the monogram of Frederik Pithaen
Also known as: Beleg van Gulik door Albrecht, aartshertog van Oostenrijk, noodmunt van twee stuiver, vervaardigd uit munt, bestempeld met het monogram van Frederik Pithaen
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1621-09-05 - 1622-02-02
Octagonal, single-sided emergency coin of two stuivers from Jülich. Obverse: a stamp: monogram of letters F and P, which interrupts the year and value indication; reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-247; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 1.1 cm x width 1.1 cm x weight 0.67 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 1.1 cm x width 1.1 cm x weight 0.67 g · hoogte 1,1 cm x breedte 1,1 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 0,67 g
- Measurements
- height 1.1 cm x width 1.1 cm x weight 0.67 g
Identification
- Original title
- Beleg van Gulik door Albrecht, aartshertog van Oostenrijk, noodmunt van twee schilling, vervaardigd uit munt, bestempeld met het monogram van Frederik Pithaen
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-4-247
- Museum classification
- siege coin · twee stuiver · coin
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