Thaler, emergency coin from Gotha of John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony, struck during the siege by the troops of Elector Augustus of Saxony
Also known as: Taler, noodmunt uit Gotha van Johan Frederik II hertog van Saksen, geslagen tijdens het beleg door de troepen van keurvorst August van Saksen
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1567
Uniface, diamond-shaped emergency coin with bevelled corners. Obverse: a rectangular stamp: letters H, HF, G and K above coat of arms between year. Reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-26; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 3.8 cm x width 4.1 cm x weight 27.39 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
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- hoogte 3,8 cm x breedte 4,1 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 27,39 g · height 3.8 cm x width 4.1 cm x weight 27.39 g
- Measurements
- height 3.8 cm x width 4.1 cm x weight 27.39 g
Design
- Obverse
- a rectangular stamp: letters H, HF, G and K above coat of arms between year.
- Reverse
- blank.
Identification
- Original title
- Taler, noodmunt uit Gotha van Johan Frederik II hertog van Saksen, geslagen tijdens het beleg door de troepen van keurvorst August van Saksen
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-4-26
- Museum classification
- taler · siege coin · coin
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