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Quarter thaler, emergency coin from Magdeburg, struck during the siege
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Quarter thaler, emergency coin from Magdeburg, struck during the siege

anonymous · 1551 · 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, almost diamond-shaped emergency coin. Obverse: rectangular stamp: woman with a circle in her raised right hand standing in a castle between two towers under an inscription; on both sides of the castle: cross above the year. Reverse: blank.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
coinkwart talersiege coinMaagdenburgBeleg van Magdeburg (1551)Schmalkaldische oorlog
Credit lineKwart taler, noodmunt uit Maagdenburg, geslagen tijdens het beleg.. 1551. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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