Twelve emergency coins from Dutch cities

anonymous, 1573-12-24 - 1574-01-25

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.

  • Artwork typecoin, siege coin, kwart gulden
  • Object numberNG-VG-4-86
  • Dimensionsdiameter 3 cm x weight 0.78 g

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Twelve emergency coins from Dutch cities

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-VG-4-86

  • Description

    Papieren munt. Voorzijde: leeuw met boven hoofd geheven zwaard in rechter- en stadswapenschild in linkerklauw binnen omschrift; tussen poten van leeuw: klop: leeuwtje. Keerzijde: opschrift binnen lauwerkrans.

Creation

  • Creation

    • maker: anonymous, Leiden
    • maker: anonymous, Dordrecht [rejected attribution]

  • Dating

    1573-12-24 - 1574-01-25

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    diameter 3 cm x weight 0.78 g

This work is about

  • Subject

  • Place

  • Period

    1573-08-21 - 1574-10-04

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of J.M. van Gelder-Nijhoff

  • Acquisition

    gift 1885

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

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