Definition

• A nickname given to the gold Gulden of the city of Cologne, issued in the latter part of the fifteenth century Cappe (No. 1244), on account of the im- perial globe on the reverse, which was fre- quently mistaken for an apple. The name was adopted throughout the Rhine Provinces and was used in the con- temporary archives. Conf. Paul Joseph (passim).

Quelle

• Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)

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