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Half crown, emergency coin of Charles I, King of England, struck at Ormond from silver contributed by the residents

Also known as: Halve crown, noodmunt van Karel I, koning van Engeland te Ormond geslagen van het door de ingezetenen opgebrachte zilver

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1643

Nearly round emergency coin. Obverse: crown above the letters C and R within a beaded border. Reverse: denomination (2 shillings, six pence), Roman numerals II and VI beneath the letters S and D within a beaded border.

The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-301; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.6 cm x weight 14.23 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
diameter 3,6 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 14,23 g · diameter 3.6 cm x weight 14.23 g
Measurements
diameter 3.6 cm x weight 14.23 g

Design

Obverse
crown above the letters C and R within a beaded border.
Reverse
denomination (2 shillings, six pence), Roman numerals II and VI beneath the letters S and D within a beaded border.

Identification

Original title
Halve crown, noodmunt van Karel I, koning van Engeland te Ormond geslagen van het door de ingezetenen opgebrachte zilver
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-4-301
Museum classification
halve crown · coin · siege coin

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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Issue or mint date
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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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Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

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