© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg
1 Goldgulden Münster Osnabrück City issue ND
| Gold (.500) (Fineness differed. Initially it was .771, but was soon lowered to .500) | 2.99 g | 24 mm |
| Issuer | City of Münster (German States) |
|---|---|
| Period | Free city |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1423-1473 |
| Value | 1 Goldgulden (3.25) |
| Currency | Thaler |
| Composition | Gold (.500) (Fineness differed. Initially it was .771, but was soon lowered to .500) |
| Weight | 2.99 g |
| Diameter | 24 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-05 |
| Numista | N#375505 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Host coin
Script: Latin (uncial)
Comment
Host Coin Info:Obverse: Saint John the Baptist, nimbate and facing, dressed in angora coat, holding staff with (Guelder?) cross in his hand and Christian cross between feet. Legend ends with mint mark (lion). - · ✠ S · IOHAHNES BATISTA · - Sanctus Iohannes Babtista - Saint John the Baptist
Reverse: Five shields with the coats of arms arranged in shape of cross, within quadrilobe: top: Arnhem, middle line: Roermond, Nijmegen, Zutphen, bottom: fantasy shield? - ✠ DVX · ARNOLD'· GEL· Z · IVL· Z · COMIS· Z · - Dux Arnoldus Gelriensis et Juliacensis Comes Zutphanensis - Duke Arnold of Gelderland and Julich, Count of Zutphen
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the 1 Goldgulden (Münster Osnabrück City issue) ND (1423-1473) coin is that it was made of gold with a fineness of .500, which was lowered from its initial fineness of .771. This change in fineness indicates that the coin's gold content was reduced over time, which may have been done to increase the coin's circulation or to adjust its value in relation to other coins.
