Quarter guilder; paper emergency coin from Leiden, struck during the siege
Also known as: kwart gulden; papieren noodmunt uit Leiden, geslagen tijdens het beleg
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1573-12-24 - 1574-01-25
Paper coin. Obverse: lion with raised sword above head in right paw and city coat of arms in left paw within legend; between legs of lion: countermark: small lion.
Reverse: inscription within laurel wreath. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-87; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3 cm x weight 0.73 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
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- diameter 3 cm (links boven gedeelte ontbrekend) x gewicht (eigenschap) 0,73 g diameter 3 cm x weight 0.73 g
- Measurements
- diameter 3 cm x weight 0.73 g
Design
- Obverse
- lion with raised sword above head in right paw and city coat of arms in left paw within legend; between legs of lion: countermark: small lion.
- Reverse
- inscription within laurel wreath.
Identification
- Original title
- kwart gulden; papieren noodmunt uit Leiden, geslagen tijdens het beleg
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-4-87
- Museum classification
- kwart gulden · siege coin · coin
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
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- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- 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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- Catalogue reference
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- 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
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