Gold emergency coin of 12 guilders; issued by the WIC during the Portuguese siege of Pernambuco
Also known as: Gold 12 guilder emergency coin; issued by the WIC during the Portuguese siege of Pernambuco
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1645-10-10 - 1646
More or less rectangular, gold emergency coin. Obverse: within a circular beaded border: monogram of letters G, W and C beneath Roman numeral XII within an inscription. Reverse: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-314; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 1.8 cm x width 1.8 cm x weight 6.31 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
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- gold (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- height 1.8 cm x width 1.8 cm x weight 6.31 g · hoogte 1,8 cm x breedte 1,8 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 6,31 g
- Measurements
- height 1.8 cm x width 1.8 cm x weight 6.31 g
Design
- Obverse
- within a circular beaded border: monogram of letters G, W and C beneath Roman numeral XII within an inscription.
- Reverse
- inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Gouden noodmunt van 12 gulden; door de WIC uitgegeven tijdens het Portugese beleg van Pernambuco
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-4-314
- Museum classification
- siege coin · coin · twaalf gulden
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- 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
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