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Twelve emergency coins from Dutch cities
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Twelve emergency coins from Dutch cities

anonymous · 1579-05-14 · striking (metalworking); copper (metal)

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

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The cities besieged by the Spanish army for having revolted against Spanish rule in the 1570s experienced severe shortages of virtually everything, including money to pay the soldiers. Emergency money was therefore minted. Gold, silver, paper: anything in the cities under siege could be used as temporary currency.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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coinvierentwintig stuiversiege coinMaastrichtInname van Maastricht (1579)
Credit lineTwaalf noodmunten uit Nederlandse steden. 1579-05-14. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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