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twenty-four batz, emergency coin from Breisach, struck during the siege by the Swedes

Also known as: vierentwintig batz, noodmunt uit Breisach, geslagen tijdens het beleg door de Zweden

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1633

Lozenge-shaped silver emergency coin. Obverse: in circular stamp: year above two coats of arms, separated by a trefoil above a dot; beneath: coat of arms between Roman numeral XXIIII.

Reverse: in circular stamp: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-286; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 3.7 cm x width 3.7 cm x weight 8.34 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 3.7 cm x width 3.7 cm x weight 8.34 g · hoogte 3,7 cm x breedte 3,7 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 8,34 g
Measurements
height 3.7 cm x width 3.7 cm x weight 8.34 g

Design

Obverse
in circular stamp: year above two coats of arms, separated by a trefoil above a dot; beneath: coat of arms between Roman numeral XXIIII.
Reverse
in circular stamp: inscription.

Identification

Original title
vierentwintig batz, noodmunt uit Breisach, geslagen tijdens het beleg door de Zweden
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-4-286
Museum classification
vierentwintig batz · siege coin · coin

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Catalogue references

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