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King's daalder, emergency coin from Groningen, struck during the siege to pay arrears of wages to the garrison, incorporated into a commemorative medal
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Round-cut and gilded emergency coin (king's daler) of Groningen, set on a rhomboid plate framed in a cable border with eyelets above and below. Obverse: emergency coin: double-headed eagle with coat of arms on chest under letter G within inscription; on silver plate: two-line inscription: "t is weert to ontholde en to verhalen Gronningen is bevrit va de walen Don men 1578 scheef S. martens toren nee on verbrant en bleef". Reverse: painted portrait of a woman; left: two coats of arms united under a crowned helmet.
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Credit lineKoningsdaalder, noodmunt uit Groningen, geslagen tijdens het beleg, ter betaling van achterstallige soldij aan het garnizoen, verwerkt in een historiepenning. 1577-01 - 1592. Balthasar Wijntgens. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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