Three Kreuzer | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1986.528.483
People: Unidentified Artist
Title: Three Kreuzer
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 1853
Places: Creation Place: Europe, Germany, Bavaria
Culture: German
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/226276

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Dimensions

1.7 cm diam. x 0.1 cm depth (11/16 x 1/16 in.)
1.28 g

Denomination

three kreuzer

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: obverse, around perimeter: KOENIGR. ERN
inscription: reverse: 3 / KREUZER / 1853

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Nanette B. Rodney, New York, NY, Gift to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1986.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Nanette B. Rodney
Accession Year: 1986
Object Number: 1986.528.483
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: crowned coat of arms with lion rampant; reverse: foliate wreath around perimeter. Toothed outer border on obverse and reverse.

Verification Level

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