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Twenty Stivers, Emergency Coin from Amsterdam, Struck After the Siege
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Twenty Stivers, Emergency Coin from Amsterdam, Struck After the Siege

anonymous · 1578 - 1631 · 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: three stamps arranged vertically; from bottom to top: mintmaster's mark: firesteel; city coat of arms: crowned shield; date above two letters X. Reverse: blank.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineTwintig stuiver, noodmunt uit Amsterdam, geslagen na het beleg. 1578 - 1631. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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