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Thaler, emergency coin for the army of John II Sigismund Zápolya, pretender to the throne of Hungary and Prince of Transylvania, in war against Emperor Maximilian II.
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Single-sided emergency coin. Obverse: two stamps: upper stamp: letters IO, SE, REX and VN in a banner; lower stamp: in a cartouche: standing animal half-length between moon and star and year. Reverse: blank.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineTaler, noodmunt voor het leger van Johan II Sigismund Zápolya, troonpretedent van Hongarije en prins van Transsylvanië, in oorlog tegen keizer Maximiliaan II.. 1565. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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