Kreuzer, emergency coin in the name of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, struck during the Napoleonic Wars
Also known as: Kreuzer, noodmunt op naam van Frans II, Duits keizer, geslagen ten tijde van de Napoleontische oorlogen
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1800
Obverse: bust of a man with laurel wreath facing right within inscription. Reverse: crowned, double-headed eagle with sword in each of both talons and on breast a shield, encircled with collar of the Golden Fleece; on shield: numeral 1, on either side of eagle: date. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-516; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.4 cm x weight 3.82 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
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- diameter 2.4 cm x weight 3.82 g · diameter 2,4 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 3,82 g
- Measurements
- diameter 2.4 cm x weight 3.82 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man with laurel wreath facing right within inscription.
- Reverse
- crowned, double-headed eagle with sword in each of both talons and on breast a shield, encircled with collar of the Golden Fleece; on shield: numeral 1, on either side of eagle: date
Identification
- Original title
- Kreuzer, noodmunt op naam van Frans II, Duits keizer, geslagen ten tijde van de Napoleontische oorlogen
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-4-516
- Museum classification
- kreuzer · siege coin · coin
Documentation checklist
- 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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- Recorded
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Catalogue references
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