| Issuer | Groningen, City of |
| Year | 1568-1649 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 4 Stuivers (1/5) |
| Currency | Gulden (1581-1795) |
| Composition | Billon (.493 silver) |
| Weight | 4.7 g |
| Dimensions | |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered (Weight decreased from 4.7 to 3.8) |
| Orientation | |
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| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#13 , HPM#Gr10 , Ver#186.3 , vdCh 5#17.147 |
| Obverse description | Shield with two-headed eagle with Groningen arms on chest on top of voided cross that intersects circumscribed quadrilobe and beaded circle. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | MONETA
· NOVA · ARG · GRONINGENSIS (Translation: New silver coinage of Groningen) |
| Reverse description | Short, ornate floriate cross with small Groningen city arms at center, within inner circle. Date at end of legend. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | * SIT ·
NOMEN · DNI · BENEDICTVM · 1587 (Translation: Blessed be the name of the Lord) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 1568 - Double eagle - 1580 - Double eagle - 1581 - Double eagle - 1582 - Double eagle - 1583 - Double eagle - 1584 - Double eagle - 1587 - Double eagle - 1587 - Double eagle and two 6-pointed stars - 1588 - Double eagle and two 6-pointed stars - 1589 - Double eagle and two 6-pointed stars - 1590 - Double eagle and two 6-pointed stars - 1591 - Double eagle and two 6-pointed stars - 1593 - Double eagle and two 6-pointed stars - 1594 - Double eagle and two 6-pointed stars - 1597 - Overdate variety 1597/94 exists; Double eagle and two 6-pointed stars - 1598 - Double eagle and two 6-pointed stars - 1599 - Double eagle and two 6-pointed stars - 1600 - Double eagle and arms not in quadrilobe - 1604 - Double eagle and arms not in quadrilobe - 1620 - Double eagle and arms not in quadrilobe - 1622 - Double eagle and arms not in quadrilobe - 1623 - Double eagle and arms not in quadrilobe - 1625 - Double eagle and arms not in quadrilobe - 1626 - Double eagle and arms not in quadrilobe - 1627 - Double eagle and arms not in quadrilobe - 1631 - Double eagle and arms not in quadrilobe - 1635 - Double eagle and arms not in quadrilobe - 1649 - Double eagle and arms not in quadrilobe - |
| Catalog ID | 8877913790 |
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