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1 Daalder 4 stamps, octagonal
| Issuer | City of Haarlem |
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| Year | 1572 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse description | Four applied counterstamps arranged across the field of a plain octagonal silver flan: the arms of Haarlem at center, a rampant half-lion facing left at the top, the Holland lion within a shield at the left, and the date at the bottom. The counterstamps were applied by hammer during the siege as a means of certifying the bullion value of the emergency coinage. The overall execution is characteristic of hastily produced siege money, with each punch impression showing varying depth and alignment. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1572 |
| Reverse description | Plain, unworked silver field showing the characteristic surfaces of a roughly cut and hammered octagonal klippe flan. No design, inscription, or decorative element is present on this face. The surface bears natural flow lines and die-contact marks consistent with hammered emergency coinage produced under siege conditions. |
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