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Gulden, emergency coin from Haarlem, struck during the siege
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Gulden, emergency coin from Haarlem, struck during the siege

anonymous · 1573-06-14 · striking (metalworking); silver (metal)

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

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One-sided, rhomboid emergency coin with chamfered corners and a rhomboid hole in it. Obverse: two stamps one above the other; from bottom to top: city coat of arms: inverted sword with two stars on each side, on the tip of the sword a cross in a cartouche between the year within a pearl border; on the head placed master's mark: imperial apple. Reverse: blank.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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coinsiege coinguldenHaarlemBeleg van HaarlemTachtigjarige Oorlog
Credit lineGulden, noodmunt uit Haarlem, geslagen tijdens het beleg. 1573-06-14. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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