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Ten poltura, emergency coin of Ferenc Rákóczi, during the Hungarian Uprising

Also known as: Tien poltura, noodmunt van Frans Ragotzky, tijdens de Hongaarse opstand

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1706

Obverse: crowned coat of arms between year. Reverse: inscription above Roman numeral X in decorated cartouche. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-432; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.1 cm x weight 7.83 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
copper (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Dimensions
diameter 3,1 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 7,83 g · diameter 3.1 cm x weight 7.83 g
Measurements
diameter 3.1 cm x weight 7.83 g

Design

Obverse
crowned coat of arms between year.
Reverse
inscription above Roman numeral X in decorated cartouche

Identification

Original title
Tien poltura, noodmunt van Frans Ragotzky, tijdens de Hongaarse opstand
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-4-432
Museum classification
siege coin · coin · tien poltura

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Catalogue references

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