Assignat of three livres of Mainz, during the siege by the Allies
Also known as: Sol (stuiver), noodmunt uit Mainz, geslagen tijdens het beleg door de geallieerden
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1793
Uniface, rectangular piece of paper pre-printed in red ink. Obverse: legend: "No. ... Monnoye de Siege. Trois Livres a echanger contre du numeraire. 3 Livres." Added in black ink the number: 47594; lower left stamp with inscription: "Siege de Mayence.
Mai 1793. 2de de la Rep. Franc."; lower right three signatures. Reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-502; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique writing (processes), printing; measurements height 6.6 cm x width 8.6 cm x weight 0.52 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
- paper
- Technique
- writing (processes), printing
- Dimensions
- diameter 2,1 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 3,16 g · diameter 2.1 cm x weight 3.16 g
- Measurements
- height 6.6 cm x width 8.6 cm x weight 0.52 g
Design
- Obverse
- legend: "No. ... Monnoye de Siege. Trois Livres a echanger contre du numeraire. 3 Livres." Added in black ink the number: 47594; lower left stamp with inscription: "Siege de Mayence. Mai 1793. 2de de la Rep. Franc."; lower right three signatures.
- Reverse
- blank.
Identification
- Original title
- Assignaat van drie livres van Mainz, tijdens het beleg van de geallieerden
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-4-502
- Museum classification
- siege coin · sol · coin
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- 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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- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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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.