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| 正面描述 | Central field displays the arms of Haarlem: a vertically oriented sword dividing the shield into two halves, each charged with two six-pointed stars arranged in pairs, the whole surmounted by a decorative scrolled crest issuing from the top of the shield. The date 1573 is split across the lower half of the shield, with '15' to the left and '73' to the right of the central sword. The design is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with the entire composition struck on a square klippe flan with chamfered corners. A small countermark or mint mark appears below the beaded border at the base of the coin. |
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| 正面文字 | Latin |
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Haarlem held out against Spanish forces for seven months in 1572–1573 before finally capitulating in July. During the siege, the city authorities produced emergency coinage — obsidional currency — struck from whatever silver could be gathered, including melted church plate and personal donations. This piece is one of the products of that desperate improvisation.
After Haarlem's fall, Alva's troops executed several hundred of the garrison in reprisal for the prolonged resistance. Coins that survived the capitulation were carried out by refugees or hidden; few remained in civic hands long enough to circulate further.