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Commemorative medal of the siege of Vienna by the Turks, in the form of an emergency coin of half a thaler
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Commemorative medal of the siege of Vienna by the Turks, in the form of an emergency coin of half a thaler

anonymous · c. 1529 · striking (metalworking); silver (metal)

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

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Thick, rhomboid emergency coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms; left, right, and bottom: coats of arms. Reverse: inscription above and below a flower knob.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
coinhalve talerViennaBeleg van Wenen (1529)
Credit lineHerinneringspenning over het beleg van Wenen door de Turken, in de vorm van een noodmunt van een halve taler.. c. 1529. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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