Forty-eight batzen, emergency coin from Breisach, struck during the siege by the Swedes
Also known as: Achtenveertig batz, noodmunt uit Breisach, geslagen tijdens het beleg door de Zweden
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1633
Diamond-shaped emergency coin with rounded corners on a suspension loop. Obverse: in a circular stamp, with an engraved dot on all four sides: year above two coats of arms, separated by a trefoil above a dot; below: coat of arms between Roman numeral XLVIII.
Reverse: in a circular stamp, with an engraved dot on all four sides: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-285; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 4.9 cm x width 4.4 cm x weight 16.1 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)
- Measurements
- height 4.9 cm x width 4.4 cm x weight 16.1 g
Design
- Obverse
- in a circular stamp, with an engraved dot on all four sides: year above two coats of arms, separated by a trefoil above a dot; below: coat of arms between Roman numeral XLVIII.
- Reverse
- in a circular stamp, with an engraved dot on all four sides: inscription
Identification
- Original title
- Achtenveertig batz, noodmunt uit Breisach, geslagen tijdens het beleg door de Zweden
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-4-285
- Museum classification
- coin
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