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Eighteen francs and forty centimes, emergency coin from Zara, during the siege by the Austrians, struck by the French weighing four ounces
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Eighteen francs and forty centimes, emergency coin from Zara, during the siege by the Austrians, struck by the French weighing four ounces

anonymous · 1813 · striking (metalworking); silver (metal)

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

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Eighteen francs and 40 centimes. Obverse: in diamond-shaped stamp: crowned eagle with lightning bolts in claws between inscriptions. Reverse: in rectangular stamp: top: weight indication; bottom: value indication; on edge three marks: MF, SP and SB.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineAchttien francs en veertig centimes, noodmunt uit Zara, tijdens het beleg door de Oostenrijkers, geslagen door de Fransen op een gewicht van vier ons. 1813. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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