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Half-guilder emergency coin from Haarlem, struck during the siege
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Half-guilder 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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Single-sided, diamond-shaped emergency coin with beveled corners. Obverse: two stamps one above the other; from bottom to top: city coat of arms: inverted sword with two stars on either side, a cross in a cartouche between the year within a pearl border; master's mark: star and half moon. Reverse: blank.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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coinhalve guldensiege coinHaarlemBeleg van HaarlemTachtigjarige Oorlog
Credit lineHalve gulden, noodmunt uit Haarlem, geslagen tijdens het beleg. 1573-06-14. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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