Twenty kreuzer, emergency coin from Prague in the name of Maria Theresa, struck during the siege by the Prussians
Also known as: Twintig kreuzer, noodmunt uit Praag op naam van Maria Theresia, geslagen tijdens het beleg door de Pruisen
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1757
Pewter coin. Obverse: bust of a woman with diadem facing right within a palm and laurel branch tied into a wreath and within circumscription. Reverse: crowned double-headed eagle with coat of arms on its breast, standing on an altar between a palm and laurel branch; on base of altar: value indication within circumscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-495; its record gives material recorded as tin (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3 cm x weight 4.5 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
- tin (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- diameter 3 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 4,5 g · diameter 3 cm x weight 4.5 g
- Measurements
- diameter 3 cm x weight 4.5 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a woman with diadem facing right within a palm and laurel branch tied into a wreath and within circumscription.
- Reverse
- crowned double-headed eagle with coat of arms on its breast, standing on an altar between a palm and laurel branch; on base of altar: value indication within circumscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Twintig kreuzer, noodmunt uit Praag op naam van Maria Theresia, geslagen tijdens het beleg door de Pruisen
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-4-495
- Museum classification
- siege coin · coin · twintig kreuzer
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- Denomination
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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 reference
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- Recorded
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Catalogue references
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