Supplement (numismatics)
In coinage, the imitation of a widespread coin in its external appearance by another mint owner , in order to be able to insert the imitation into the circulation area of the model, is called an addition (also re- minting ) . Additions have been known since ancient times . From the High Middle Ages until well into the 19th century , attachments were often associated with fraudulent intentions, as the counterfeit coins were poorer in fineness than their originals. The imitations only rarely imitated their role models in great detail. Usually a few small things were intentionally changed in order to counter the allegation of coin fraud . Sometimes the large number of attachments even changed the style of their model, as with the English sterling , which adopted the twin crosshairs of the Scottish attachment and thus established the typical style of this type of coin for a long time.
Definition of terms
The following are to be distinguished from the supplement:
- Counterfeits made in wartime with counterfeit or stolen coin dies.
- Reproductions that were re-minted by the issuing country at a later point in time and thus had a legal basis so that they are real coins.
- A discount is an imprint in a metal for which the respective coin mark is not intended.
literature
- Helmut Kahnt, Bernd Knorr: Old measures, coins and weights. A lexicon. Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1986, licensed edition Mannheim / Vienna / Zurich 1987, ISBN 3-411-02148-9 , p. 382.
- Anne-Francine Auberson, Harald Derschka , Suzanne Frey-Kupper (eds.): Faux - contrefaçons - imitations / forgeries - additions - imitations (= Études de numismatique et d'histoire monétaire / studies on numismatics and monetary history , volume 5). Éditions du Zèbre, Lausanne 2005, ISBN 2-940351-01-5 .
Web links
- Murmann, Gert WF: Numis-Lexicon. Archived from the original on June 11, 2012 ; accessed on June 11, 2012 (German).