Twelve emergency coins from Dutch cities

anonymous, 1576

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, veertig stuiver
  • Object numberNG-VG-4-120
  • Dimensionsheight 5.1 cm x width 5.1 cm x weight 31.3 g

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Twelve emergency coins from Dutch cities

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-VG-4-120

  • Description

    eenzijdige, ruitvormige noodmunt. Voorzijde: wapenschild tussen cijfers 4 en 0 onder cijfers 76 binnen omschrift en ronde parelrand. Keerzijde: blanco

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Netherlands

  • Dating

    1576

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 5.1 cm x width 5.1 cm x weight 31.3 g

This work is about

  • Subject

  • Place

  • Period

    1575-09-08 - 1576-08-25

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of J.M. van Gelder-Nijhoff

  • Acquisition

    gift 1885

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

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