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Five Stivers, Emergency Coin from Amsterdam, Struck After the Siege
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Five 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; from bottom to top: mintmaster's mark: firesteel, partially stamped over the second stamp; city coat of arms: crowned shield, left part of digit 5 visible, right of 7 visible, right of crown: digit 0 visible; date above letter V. Reverse: blank.

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coinvijf stuiversiege coinAmsterdamBeleg van Amsterdam (1577/1578)
Credit lineVijf stuiver, noodmunt uit Amsterdam, geslagen na het beleg. 1578 - 1631. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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