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Five stuiver, emergency coin from Amsterdam, struck during the siege from municipal silver
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Five stuiver, emergency coin from Amsterdam, struck during the siege from municipal silver

Roelant Goverts Pigge · 1578-01-05 · striking (metalworking); silver (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Single-sided, diamond-shaped emergency coin with beveled corners. Obverse: two stamps stacked vertically; from bottom to top: mintmaster's mark: letters P and G; city coat of arms: crowned shield between the year; to the left of the crown letter V, to the right letter S within a round pearl border. Reverse: blank.

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coinvijf stuiversiege coinAmsterdamBeleg van Amsterdam (1577/1578)
Credit lineVijf stuiver, noodmunt uit Amsterdam, geslagen tijdens het beleg uit het stedelijke zilver. 1578-01-05. Roelant Goverts Pigge. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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