1/2 Daalder

Issuer	Siege of Haarlem (Dutch Republic)
Year	1572
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Value	1/2 Daalder (¾)
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Obverse description	Central field displays the crowned shield of Haarlem bearing a sword erect flanked by four stars, all within a cartouche-shaped frame. Above the central arms, a smaller shield bearing the Holland lion rampant serves as the silversmith's mark of guarantee. Below the central device, the date 1572 appears in an incuse cartouche. The design is executed in a bold, rudimentary hammered style consistent with emergency siege coinage production. No surrounding legend is present, the entire composition being confined within the octagonal klippe flan.
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Reverse description	Reverse is entirely blank, presenting a plain, unworked silver surface with no devices, legends, or inscriptions of any kind, characteristic of the hastily produced klippe emergency coinage struck during the Siege of Haarlem in 1572.
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Mintage	1572 - Crescent with star - 1572 - Crescent with star and Holland lion - 1572 - Three stars - 1572 - Three stars and Holland lion - 1572 - Lily - 1572 - Lily and Holland lion - 1572 - Globus cruciger - 1572 - Half lion - 1572 - Half lion and Holland lion - 1572 - Skull - 1572 - Skull and Holland lion -
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