Double stuiver, emergency coin from Tournai captured by the Allies, struck by order of Marshal de Surville, made from a coin of Liège
Also known as: Dubbele stuiver, noodmunt uit Doornik door de bondgenoten ingenomen, geslagen op last van maarschalk de Surville, vervaardigd uit munt van Luik
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1709-07-20
Uniface emergency coin. Obverse: tower with portcullis below numeral 2 within legend and decorative border. Reverse: blank. Traces of underlying legend visible on both sides. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-455; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.4 cm x weight 3.48 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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- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- diameter 2,4 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 3,48 g · diameter 2.4 cm x weight 3.48 g
- Measurements
- diameter 2.4 cm x weight 3.48 g
Design
- Obverse
- tower with portcullis below numeral 2 within legend and decorative border.
- Reverse
- blank. Traces of underlying legend visible on both sides.
Identification
- Original title
- Dubbele stuiver, noodmunt uit Doornik door de bondgenoten ingenomen, geslagen op last van maarschalk de Surville, vervaardigd uit munt van Luik
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-4-455
- Museum classification
- siege coin · coin · dubbele stuiver
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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 references
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