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Thirty kreuzer, emergency coin from Mantua, struck during the siege by General Gorkowski in honor of Ferdinand I, Emperor of Austria
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Silver emergency coin. Obverse: bust of a man with a laurel wreath to the right within a border. Reverse: coat of arms, carried by a crowned, double-headed eagle with sword and orb in claws within a border.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDertig kreuzer, noodmunt uit Mantua, tijdens het beleg geslagen door generaal Gorkowski ter ere van Ferdinand I, keizer van Oostenrijk. 1848. Gorkowski. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.