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1/2 Daalder Pewter, Klippe, Zierikzee mark
| Issuer | Siege of Zierikzee (Dutch Republic) |
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| Year | 1575 |
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| Weight | 14.0 g |
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| Obverse lettering | 1575 |
| Reverse description | Plain, unworked pewter surface with no intentional design. The reverse shows the flat, unfinished face of the klippe planchet, exhibiting natural surface irregularities, corrosion, and wear consistent with pewter siege coinage. Faint traces of impressed design bleed-through from the obverse are visible near the lower area of the flan, but no deliberate legend, device, or inscription is present. |
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Zierikzee fell under Spanish siege in 1575–76, and like several Dutch towns during the early phases of the Revolt, the besieged civic authority struck emergency coinage to pay troops and maintain commerce when regular money became impossible to obtain. These klippe — square-cut planchets — were a deliberate expedient, not an aesthetic choice. Pewter was used because silver wasn't available in sufficient quantity, making these pieces among the most materially humble emergency issues of the entire Dutch Revolt.
The Zierikzee siege obsidional series is exceptionally rare in any grade; pewter corrodes aggressively, and most survivors show significant surface degradation.