1 Tesselaar coin of Texel

[Abhay]

I have in my collection this coin - from TEXEL and denomination of 1 Tesselaar.

I tried searching this coin in all the catalogues, but could not find any reference.

Then I tried searching for TEXEL, and came up with this - an Island in Netherlands.

Is this a real coin in circulation?

Abhay

[chrisild]

Not actually a coin but a local souvenir issue. Many Dutch cities have issued such pieces; usually they can be had - and are accepted as means of payment - in local stores. Now that you know what/where Texel is let me add that "Tesselaar" is the word for somebody in/from Texel.

The Texel penning (the word penning means medal) and similar city issues are made by the mint in Utrecht. In many cases the occasion is a local jubilee or major festival. The name of the "denomination" usually refers to that occasion or the city. Here are three other (similar) pieces; please note that I do not know and have no affiliation with that store. I just noticed that they have several of these pieces, and nice photos too ...

Utrecht "1 Dommetje" 2004
http://www.zonnemunten.nl/catalog/penning-2004-utrecht-dommetje-p-2957.html
Leiden "2 Rembrandt" 2006
http://www.zonnemunten.nl/catalog/penning-leiden-2006-rembrandt-rembrandt-p-2956.html
Ijsselstein "5 Poorter" 2010
http://www.zonnemunten.nl/catalog/penning-2010-ijsselstein-poorter-jaar-stad-p-11965.html

Christian

[RVCOINS]

Hi Abhay,

by now you have around the approx. 200 cities medals you can collect. The value was 5 Guilders (2.20 Euro ) during a festival or anniversary and was legal tender within these cities.

I know the dealer below and is very reliable.

regards

Roland 

[Abhay]

Thanks a lot for the replies, Christian and Roland.

I am collecting coins from different countries of the world, and want to have at least one coin from as many countries/cities/states as possible. This is a great oppurtunity to increase the number of countries in my collection form 275 to maybe 400.

Abhay

[Bimat]

That's a very cool 'coin'! But do people really spend them? And since they can be (theoretically) spent,they are not 'medal coins' then! (Ohh sorry for the use of that word,but I couldn't avoid it )

Aditya

[Bimat]

Between,one more similar piece (from Poland this time )
http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php/topic,2228.0.html

Aditya

[a3v1]

And since they can be (theoretically) spent,they are not 'medal coins' then! (Ohh sorry for the use of that word,but I couldn't avoid it )

What's wrong with the word "token"? These tokens all actually circulated, albeit very limited in both area and time.
Regards,
a3v1

[Bimat]

Ohh yeah,I should have called them tokens.

Aditya

[Figleaf]

FWIW, the signs on both sides of the date indicate that it was struck by the Dutch mint. Nevertheless, this is not a coin. It is likely to have been used as a promotion issue, redeemable in local shops.

Peter

[Tesselaar]

Does anyone know where I might locate a Tesselaar coin. I found one for sale on eBay, but I think it's copper. I would like a silver coin.. I used to live in Tesselaarsdal, South Arica as a child. I am sure my grandmother used to have some.

[Henk]

This coin (token) was struck in copper-nickel only. See: https://www.jezuss.nl/te/texel.htm#006. There is also one of a different type from 1996 that was struck in brass (same link). I am not aware of one struck in silver.

[Tesselaar]

Thank you. That was helpful but I guess they are so rare that they will be hard to find.. I only really wanted one since my first name is Tesselaar.. Its normally a surname..

[Henk]

Interesting name, never heard this name before. Not as surname and not as first name. These tokens are not rare, they are not very common either but can be found here in the Netherlands and are not very expensive (a few euro's at most). Will try to find one for you.

[Tesselaar]

 

[Tesselaar]

There is this one for sale...  https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/166354208630?chn=ps&_ul=AU&mkevt=1&mkcid=28&srsltid=AfmBOopyj5FdH9jNTra5TY-gIotmwUVyAOWLxUjxAz2SApGE72VZdPknqAk