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Summary
The cities besieged by the Spanish army for having revolted against Spanish rule in the 1570s experienced severe shortages of virtually everything, including money to pay the soldiers. Emergency money was therefore minted. Gold, silver, paper: anything in the cities under siege could be used as temporary currency.
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siege coin
silver metal
striking metalworking
twelve emergency coins
dutch cities
high resolution
coins
silver coin
3d object
silver
metal
rijksmuseum
Date
1575 - 1576
Source
Rijksmuseum
Link
Copyright info
Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")