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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Forty stuivers, emergency coin from Pernambuco, struck during the siege by order of the Dutch West India Company
1654
Uniface, more or less rectangular silver emergency coin. Obverse: within a circular beaded border: monogram of the letters G, W, and C beneath the Roman numeral XXXX. Reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-326; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Gold 3 guilder emergency coin; issued by the WIC during the Portuguese siege of Pernambuco
1645-10-10 - 1646
More or less rectangular, gold emergency coin. Obverse: within a round beaded border: monogram of the letters G, W and C below the Roman numeral III within an inscription. Reverse: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-313; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Gold emergency coin of 12 guilders; issued by the WIC during the Portuguese siege of Pernambuco
1645-10-10 - 1646
More or less rectangular, gold emergency coin. Obverse: within a circular beaded border: monogram of letters G, W and C beneath Roman numeral XII within an inscription. Reverse: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-314; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique st…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Ten stuivers, emergency coin from Pernambuco, struck during the siege by order of the Dutch West India Company
1654
Uniface, lozenge-shaped silver emergency coin. Obverse: within a circular beaded border: monogram of the letters G, W, and C beneath the Roman numeral X. Reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-328; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworkin…
Partial type record

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Twelve stuivers, emergency coin from Pernambuco, struck during the siege by order of the Dutch West India Company
1654
Uniface, lozenge-shaped silver emergency coin with bevelled corners. Obverse: within a circular beaded border: monogram of the letters G, W, and C beneath the Roman numeral XII. Reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-327; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); techniq…
Partial type record