Eighteen francs and forty centimes, emergency coin from Zara, during the siege by the Austrians, struck by the French to a weight of four ounces
Also known as: Achttien francs en veertig centimes, noodmunt uit Zara, tijdens het beleg door de Oostenrijkers, geslagen door de Fransen op een gewicht van vier ons
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1813
Eighteen francs and 40 centimes. Obverse: in diamond-shaped stamp: crowned eagle with thunderbolts in talons between inscriptions. Reverse: in rectangular stamp: top: weight indication; bottom: value indication; on the edge three marks: MF, SP and SB.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-545; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 5.3 cm x weight 115.9 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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- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- diameter 5.3 cm x weight 115.9 g · diameter 5,3 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 115,9 g
- Measurements
- diameter 5.3 cm x weight 115.9 g
Design
- Obverse
- in diamond-shaped stamp: crowned eagle with thunderbolts in talons between inscriptions.
- Reverse
- in rectangular stamp: top: weight indication; bottom: value indication; on the edge three marks: MF, SP and SB
Identification
- Original title
- Achttien francs en veertig centimes, noodmunt uit Zara, tijdens het beleg door de Oostenrijkers, geslagen door de Fransen op een gewicht van vier ons
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-4-545
- Museum classification
- achttien francs veertig centimes · coin · siege coin
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- Material
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Catalogue references
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