Conquest of the Netherlands by the French, assignat issued by the Province of Zeeland
Also known as: Verovering der Nederlanden door de Fransen, assignaat uitgegeven door de provincie Zeeland
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1795-03 - 1795-03-23
Single-sided, rectangular piece of paper pre-printed in black ink. Obverse: crowned coat of arms within a wreath of leaves; left inscription: "Lit: BB. Negen Stuivers"; right inscription: "No.
(filled in by pen) 8527b Sols de Zelande"; underneath inscription: "Une Livre de France. Volgens Resolutie der Provincie ZEELAND. Van 23 Maart 1795", underneath signature within a border of leafy branches. Reverse: blank. Nine stuivers. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-507; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique writing (processes), printing; measurements height 8.5 cm x width 8.6 cm x weight 0.65 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
- Measurements
- height 8.5 cm x width 8.6 cm x weight 0.65 g
Design
- Obverse
- crowned coat of arms within a wreath of leaves; left inscription: "Lit: BB. Negen Stuivers"; right inscription: "No. (filled in by pen) 8527b Sols de Zelande"; underneath inscription: "Une Livre de France. Volgens Resolutie der Provincie ZEELAND. Van 23 Maart 1795", underneath signature within a border of leafy branches.
- Reverse
- blank. Nine stuivers.
Identification
- Original title
- Verovering der Nederlanden door de Fransen, assignaat uitgegeven door de provincie Zeeland
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-4-507
- Museum classification
- assignat · negen stuiver · waardepapier
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
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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 issuer, series, catalogue numbers and dimensions against paper-money references.