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Forty kreuzer, emergency coin from Strasbourg, struck during the siege by Johann Georg, Elector of Brandenburg
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Forty kreuzer, emergency coin from Strasbourg, struck during the siege by Johann Georg, Elector of Brandenburg

anonymous · 1592 · 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 silver emergency coin. Obverse: three coats of arms between the year above the number 40 within a leafy wreath. Reverse: blank.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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coinveertig kreuzersiege coinStraatsburg (Frankrijk)
Credit lineVeertig kreuzer, noodmunt uit Straatsburg, tijdens het beleg geslagen door Johan Georg keurvorst van Brandenburg. 1592. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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