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Half stuiver, emergency coin from Leiden, exchangeable for the paper emergency coins from the first phase of the siege
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Siege coins from Leiden, 1574. When towns were besieged for long periods money would often become scarce. In order to pay the soldiers who defended the town, for example, special coins were minted. When there was no more gold or silver, copper and tin were used. Coins were even made of pieces of layered paper. One of these paper coins from Leiden bears the motto: Haec Libertatis Ergo, 'this (is endured) for freedom'.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineHalve stuiver, noodmunt uit Leiden, waartegen de papieren noodmunten uit de eerste fase van het beleg ingewisseld konden worden. 1574-03-27. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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