Medal - Dutch West India Company Chamber of Groningen and Ommeland
Features
| Location |
Dutch Republic
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1683 |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 30.9 g |
| Diameter | 44.9 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 123718 |
| References | Van Loon II# II. 284 Gerard van Loon. Medallic History of the Low Countries / Volume II: 1602-1667 (2 volumes). Charles Wyllys Betts. American Colonial History Illustrated by Contemporary Medals (4 volumes). George Charles Montagu; 1937. British and Foreign Medals relating to Naval and Maritime Affairs (1st Edition). National Maritime Museum, London, United Kingdom. Jose Toribio Medina; 1924. Medallas europeas relativas a América = European Medals Relating to America. Casa Jacobo Peuser, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires F.D., Argentina. |
Obverse
Monogram of the Geoctroyeerde West Indische Compagnie in circle of directors' family Arms
Script: Latin
Lettering:
SOCIETAT IND OCCID DIRECTORES GRON ET OM
G W C G O
Reverse
Elmina with Forts Santiago and Saint George on the Gold Coast of Africa, today's Ghana
Script: Latin
Lettering:
FULCRA NON MINIMA 1683
.S.C. DEI•MINA.
Unabridged legend: Sociëteit Indies Mina Coast / Fort
Translation:
Not the smallest supports
Society Indies Mina
Edge
Plain
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Comments
Ref Betts-64
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| 1683 | Rare | ||||||||||||||
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