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Double shilling, emergency coin from Tournai occupied by the Allies, struck by order of Marshal de Surville, made from worn-out currency
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Double shilling, emergency coin from Tournai occupied by the Allies, struck by order of Marshal de Surville, made from worn-out currency

anonymous · 1709-07-20 · striking (metalworking); copper (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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One-sided emergency coin. Obverse: tower with portcullis under the number 2 within an inscription and ornamental border. Reverse: blank; traces of underlying inscription visible on both sides.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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coindubbele stuiversiege coinmaarschalk de SurvilleDoornik (Henegouwen)Inname van Doornik (1709)
Credit lineDubbele stuiver, noodmunt uit Doornik door de bondgenoten ingenomen, geslagen op last van maarschalk de Surville, vervaardigd uit afgesleten munt. 1709-07-20. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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