Twelve emergency coins from Dutch cities, anonymous, 1573 - 1574

striking (metalworking), d 3cm × w 0.78gr More details

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.

Identification

Title(s)

Twelve emergency coins from Dutch cities
kwart gulden; papieren noodmunt uit Leiden, geslagen tijdens het beleg

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

Artist

maker: anonymous

Place

Leiden

Dating

24-Dec-1573 - 25-Jan-1574

Material and Technique

Material

paper

Technique

striking (metalworking)

Measurements

diameter 3 cm × weight 0.78 gr

Subject

What

When

1573-08-21 - 1574-10-04

Where

Leiden

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

Gift of J.M. van Gelder-Nijhoff

Acquisition

gift 1885

Copyright

Public domain

Documentation

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.238573

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