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Ten Units, Emergency Coin from Jülich, Minted During the Siege by Maurice, Prince of Orange-Nassau, Made by Cutting Pieces from Plates or Bowls and Stamped with the Monogram of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor
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Ten Units, Emergency Coin from Jülich, Minted During the Siege by Maurice, Prince of Orange-Nassau, Made by Cutting Pieces from Plates or Bowls and Stamped with the Monogram of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor

anonymous · 1610-07-29 - 1610-09-02 · striking (metalworking); silver (metal)

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

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Irregular, tapering rectangular, single-sided silver emergency coin, with a convex, raised rim of the original object at the top and beveled corners at the bottom. Obverse: two stamps: left: value indication Roman numeral X in a rectangle; right: crowned letter R; below year, interrupted by letter L within an oval pearl border. Reverse: blank.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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cointien eenhedensiege coinMaurice (Prince of Orange)Gulik (dorp)Beleg van Gulik (1610)Gulik-Kleefse kwestie
Credit lineTien eenheden, noodmunt uit Gulik, geslagen tijdens het beleg door Maurits, prins van Oranje-Nassau, vervaardigd door stuk te knippen uit bord of kom en bestempeld met het monogram van Rudolf II, Duit. 1610-07-29 - 1610-09-02. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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