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Five shillings, emergency coin of Charles I, King of England, struck at Ormond from silver contributed by the inhabitants
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Nearly round silver emergency coin. Obverse: crown above letters C and R within a pearl border. Reverse: value indication (five shillings): Roman numeral V under letter S within a pearl border. Crown.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineVijf shilling, noodmunt van Karel I, koning van Engeland te Ormond geslagen van het door de ingezetenen opgebrachte zilver. 1643. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.