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Siege of Luxembourg by the French, emergency coin of seventy-two asses

Also known as: Beleg van Luxemburg door de Fransen, noodmunt van tweeenzeventig asses

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1795

Obverse: value indication above the number 13 in an oak wreath. Reverse: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-505; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.9 cm x weight 28.29 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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Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics

Material
silver (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Dimensions
diameter 3,9 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 28,29 g · diameter 3.9 cm x weight 28.29 g
Measurements
diameter 3.9 cm x weight 28.29 g

Design

Obverse
value indication above the number 13 in an oak wreath.
Reverse
inscription

Identification

Original title
Beleg van Luxemburg door de Fransen, noodmunt van tweeenzeventig asses
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-4-505
Museum classification
siege coin · coin · tweeënzeventig asses

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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.

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