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Forty stuivers, emergency coin from Breda, struck during the siege by Spinola
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Forty stuivers, emergency coin from Breda, struck during the siege by Spinola

anonymous · 1625-01 · 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 of Breda. Obverse: five stamps: a large one in a round pearl border, surrounded by four punches; central stamp: crowned lion with sword and bundle of arrows in its hands within a legend; surrounded by four punches: above: number 40, right: city arms: three crosses, below: rose, and left: horn. Reverse: blank.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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coinveertig stuiversiege coinBredaInname van Breda (1625)Tachtigjarige Oorlog
Credit lineveertig stuiver, noodmunt uit Breda, geslagen tijdens het beleg door Spinola. 1625-01. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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