Half taler, emergency coin from Münster, struck during the siege by Christoph Bernhard von Galen, to pay the mercenaries who defended the city
Also known as: Halve taler, noodmunt uit Muntster, geslagen tijdens het beleg door Christoph Bernard van Galen, ter betaling van de huurlingen die de stad verdedigden
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1660
Uniface, lozenge-shaped emergency coin. Obverse: within a circular punch: coat of arms in an ornamented cartouche beneath the date within a legend. Reverse: blank.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-340; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 4 cm x width 4.1 cm x weight 14.36 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
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- hoogte 4 cm x breedte 4,1 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 14,36 g · height 4 cm x width 4.1 cm x weight 14.36 g
- Measurements
- height 4 cm x width 4.1 cm x weight 14.36 g
Design
- Obverse
- within a circular punch: coat of arms in an ornamented cartouche beneath the date within a legend.
- Reverse
- blank.
Identification
- Original title
- Halve taler, noodmunt uit Muntster, geslagen tijdens het beleg door Christoph Bernard van Galen, ter betaling van de huurlingen die de stad verdedigden
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-4-340
- Museum classification
- siege coin · coin · halve taler
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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- Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue references
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