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Four 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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Irregular, hexagonal, single-sided silver emergency coin, with raised rim of the original object at the top. Obverse: two stamps: left: value indication Roman numeral IIII in a rectangle; right: crowned letter R; below year, interrupted by letter L within a round pearl border. Reverse: blank.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineVier 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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