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Twenty stuiver, emergency coin from Oudewater, for payment of the garrison defending the town during the siege

Also known as: Twintig stuiver, noodmunt uit Oudewater, ter betaling van het garnizoen dat de stad verdedigde tijdens het beleg

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1575-07-19 - 1575-08-08

Uniface emergency coin. Obverse: six stamps: around a coat of arms an inscription consisting of three different stamps; date and numeral 20. Reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-94; its record gives material recorded as tin (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.5 cm x weight 20.54 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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Physical characteristics

Material
tin (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Dimensions
diameter 3,5 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 20,54 g · diameter 3.5 cm x weight 20.54 g
Measurements
diameter 3.5 cm x weight 20.54 g

Design

Obverse
six stamps: around a coat of arms an inscription consisting of three different stamps; date and numeral 20.
Reverse
blank.

Identification

Original title
Twintig stuiver, noodmunt uit Oudewater, ter betaling van het garnizoen dat de stad verdedigde tijdens het beleg
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-4-94
Museum classification
coin · siege coin · twintig stuiver

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Catalogue references

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