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Forty stuiver, emergency coin from Amsterdam, struck during the siege from municipal silver
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Rhomboid emergency coin with beveled corners. Obverse: two stamps one above the other; from bottom to top: mintmaster's mark: soldier's jug; city coat of arms: crowned shield, flanked by two lions above year; left of crown letter X, right letter L within round pearl border. Reverse: inscription within laurel wreath.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineVeertig stuiver, noodmunt uit Amsterdam, geslagen tijdens het beleg uit het stedelijke zilver. 1578-01-05. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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