Arkivism
Without money to wander through the land, / Is like without goods to trade. / Pay attention, reader! to the coin, / Whereof you can buy much
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Without money to wander through the land, / Is like without goods to trade. / Pay attention, reader! to the coin, / Whereof you can buy much

Bouwer en de weduwe Johannes Ratelband, Johannes (II) · 1794 - 1804 · letterpress printing; houtsnede; paper

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

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Sheet with 17 depictions of old Dutch coins, obverse and reverse. Above each depiction the name and value of the coin, below a two-line verse. Numbered top right: G.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineZonder geld door 't land te wandlen, / Is als zonder waaren, handlen. / Let dus, leezer! op de munt, / Daar gij veel voor koopen kunt. 1794 - 1804. Bouwer en de weduwe Johannes Ratelband, Johannes (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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