One-eighth daalder; emergency coin from the siege of Groningen
Also known as: Achtste daalder; noodmunt uit het beleg van Groningen
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1672
One-eighth daalder; rhombus-shaped emergency coin of Groningen with rounded corners. Obverse: crowned coat of arms between value indication within legend. Reverse: inscription "Groningen Belegerdt den 9 Juli ende Verlaten den 17 Augusty 1672".
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-370; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking), engraving; measurements height 2.6 cm x width 2.6 cm x weight 3.41 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), engraving
- Dimensions
- hoogte 2,6 cm x breedte 2,6 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 3,41 g · height 2.6 cm x width 2.6 cm x weight 3.41 g
- Measurements
- height 2.6 cm x width 2.6 cm x weight 3.41 g
Design
- Obverse
- crowned coat of arms between value indication within legend.
- Reverse
- inscription "Groningen Belegerdt den 9 Juli ende Verlaten den 17 Augusty 1672".
Identification
- Original title
- Achtste daalder; noodmunt uit het beleg van Groningen
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-4-370
- Museum classification
- coin · siege coin · achtste daalder
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