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Half thaler, emergency coin from Münster, struck during the siege by Christoph Bernard van Galen to pay the mercenaries defending the city
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. Obverse: in a round stamp: coat of arms in a decorated cartouche under the year within an inscription. Reverse: blank.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineHalve taler, noodmunt uit Muntster, geslagen tijdens het beleg door Christoph Bernard van Galen, ter betaling van de huurlingen die de stad verdedigden. 1660. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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