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Quarter daler, emergency coin from Deventer, minted during the siege from council silver to pay war costs
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Rhomboid emergency coin. Obverse: two stamps: large, round stamp: crowned eagle; below: rectangular stamp with year. Reverse: seated figure in a chariot without horses holds in her left hand against her body a branch and in her raised right hand an open book with on the left page a representation of a radiant sun and on the right page a half-moon; above her head a six-pointed star; on the left inscription "Marcvrivs".
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit linekwart daalder, noodmunt uit Deventer, vervaardigd tijdens het beleg uit het raadszilver ter betaling van de oorlogskosten. 1672-06-21. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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