Twenty-eight stuivers, gilded emergency coin from Leiden, struck during the siege and made from silver originating from churches and monasteries
Also known as: Achtentwintig stuiver, vergulde noodmunt uit Leiden, geslagen tijdens het beleg en vervaardigd uit zilver afkomstig van kerken en kloosters
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1574-07-10
Rectangular emergency coin in cabled border with suspension loop. Obverse: coat of arms in cartouche within two-line legend. Reverse: lion with cap of liberty on a spear held in both claws between the year within legend; in the upper corner: letters PIML.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-80; its record gives material recorded as gilding (material), silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking), gild; measurements height 6.1 cm x width 5.5 cm x weight 24.2 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
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- gilding (material), silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking), gild
- Dimensions
- height 6.1 cm x width 5.5 cm x weight 24.2 g hoogte 6,1 cm (met draagoog) x breedte 5,5 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 24,2 g
- Measurements
- height 6.1 cm x width 5.5 cm x weight 24.2 g
Design
- Obverse
- coat of arms in cartouche within two-line legend.
- Reverse
- lion with cap of liberty on a spear held in both claws between the year within legend; in the upper corner: letters PIML.
Identification
- Original title
- Achtentwintig stuiver, vergulde noodmunt uit Leiden, geslagen tijdens het beleg en vervaardigd uit zilver afkomstig van kerken en kloosters
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-4-80
- Museum classification
- achtentwintig stuiver · coin · siege coin
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