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Twenty stuivers, emergency coin from Amsterdam, struck after the siege
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. Obverse: three stamps stacked vertically; from bottom to top: mintmaster's mark: letters P and G; city coat of arms: crowned shield, to the left still part of the number 5, to the right of 7 visible, to the right of the crown: number 0 visible; year above two letters X. Reverse: blank.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineTwintig stuiver, noodmunt uit Amsterdam, geslagen na het beleg. 1578 - 1631. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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