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One-and-a-half thaler, emergency coin struck by the united princes of Silesia
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One-and-a-half thaler, emergency coin struck by the united princes of Silesia

anonymous · 1621 · 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 emergency coin with rounded corners. Obverse: five stamps: bottom and top, left and right: two hallmarks; center: eagle with spread wings and before it a half-moon crowned with a cross between the year within an inscription. Reverse: blank.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
coinanderhalve talersiege coinSileziëDertigjarige oorlog
Credit lineAnderhalve taler, noodmunt geslagen door de verbonden prinsen van Silezië. 1621. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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