One-sixteenth thaler?, emergency coin from Braunau, struck during the siege by the Austrians
Also known as: Zestiende taler?, noodmunt uit Braunau, geslagen tijdens het beleg door de Oostenrijkers
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1743
Uniface, square emergency coin with bevelled corners. Obverse: crowned coat of arms between year within wreath of foliage and legend. Reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-483; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 1.2 cm x width 1.2 cm x weight 1.16 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
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- hoogte 1,2 cm x breedte 1,2 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 1,16 g · height 1.2 cm x width 1.2 cm x weight 1.16 g
- Measurements
- height 1.2 cm x width 1.2 cm x weight 1.16 g
Design
- Obverse
- crowned coat of arms between year within wreath of foliage and legend.
- Reverse
- blank
Identification
- Original title
- Zestiende taler?, noodmunt uit Braunau, geslagen tijdens het beleg door de Oostenrijkers
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-4-483
- Museum classification
- zestiende taler · siege coin · coin
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Research required
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Research required
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
Recorded means a field is present, not independently verified. Read its wording, supporting source and the entry’s confidence level.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the coin type, standard catalogue numbers, weight and diameter against numismatic references.