Twelve emergency coins from Dutch cities

Pieter Fransz van Hasevelt, 1572-12-21

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, halve daalder
  • Object numberNG-VG-4-47
  • Dimensionsheight 2.9 cm x width 2.8 cm x weight 14.67 g

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Twelve emergency coins from Dutch cities

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-VG-4-47

  • Description

    eenzijdige, rechthoekige noodmunt met afgeschuinde hoeken. Voorzijde: drie stempels boven elkaar; van onder naar boven: meesterteken: twee kleine sterren boven een grote ster; stadswapen: omgekeerd zwaard met aan weerszijden twee sterren, op punt van zwaard een kruis; jaartal. Keerzijde: blanco

Creation

  • Creation

    silversmith: Pieter Fransz van Hasevelt, Haarlem

  • Dating

    1572-12-21

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 2.9 cm x width 2.8 cm x weight 14.67 g

This work is about

  • Subject

  • Place

  • Period

    1572-12-11 - 1573-07-13

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of J.M. van Gelder-Nijhoff

  • Acquisition

    gift 1885

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

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