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Twenty-eight stuiver; paper token of an emergency coin struck in Leiden during the siege
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Twenty-eight stuiver; paper token of an emergency coin struck in Leiden during the siege

anonymous · 1574-07-10 · striking (metalworking); paper

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

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Paper emergency coin from the siege of Leiden. Obverse: coat of arms in cartouche within two-line inscription. Reverse: lion with liberty cap on spear held in both claws between date within inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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coinachtentwintig stuiversiege coinLeidenTachtigjarige OorlogOntzet van Leiden
Credit lineAchtentwintig stuiver; papieren afslag van een noodmunt uit Leiden, geslagen tijdens het beleg. 1574-07-10. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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