Kampen issued siege coinage in 1578 under pressure from Spanish forces during the early phase of the Dutch Revolt, when normal supply chains for bullion and minted currency had broken down across the Overijssel region. The odd denomination — 10½ stuivers — reflects emergency arithmetic rather than any standard monetary convention, calculated to circulate alongside existing coinage at a functional exchange rate rather than conform to a tidy fraction of the guilder.
The city held out. Most siege issues were melted or worn to illegibility; survivors in any condition are scarce.
Kampen issued siege coinage in 1578 under pressure from Spanish forces during the early phase of the Dutch Revolt, when normal supply chains for bullion and minted currency had broken down across the Overijssel region. The odd denomination — 10½ stuivers — reflects emergency arithmetic rather than any standard monetary convention, calculated to circulate alongside existing coinage at a functional exchange rate rather than conform to a tidy fraction of the guilder.
The city held out. Most siege issues were melted or worn to illegibility; survivors in any condition are scarce.