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Emergency coins from Amsterdam, 1578
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Emergency coins from Amsterdam, 1578

anonymous · 1700 - 1799 · pen; paper; ink

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

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Four silver emergency coins struck in Amsterdam from church silver during the siege by Sonoy in 1578. Numbered No. 1-4, the first two depicted with obverse and reverse.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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drawinghistorisch objectvoorstellingcoinAmsterdamBeleg van Amsterdam (1577/1578)
Credit lineNoodmunten uit Amsterdam, 1578. 1700 - 1799. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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