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16 Stuiver - Siege of Maastricht
| Uitgever | Brabant, Duchy of |
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| Jaar | 1579 |
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| Valuta | Gulden (1506-1713) |
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| Gewicht | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Central field bears an oval shield displaying the arms of Maastricht — a red eagle on a white ground — surmounted by an ornate crested helmet with mantling. The divided date 15-79 flanks the shield at either side. A circular Latin legend surrounds the composition, reading as an invocation of divine protection for the city's defenders. |
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| Opschrift keerzijde | TRA IEC AB HIS OBSES PRO IVS CAVSAE DEFE SIONE XVI (Translation: Because of the siege of Maastricht by the Spaniards for the defense of a just cause) |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Maastricht endured two major sieges in its history, but this piece dates to the first and more catastrophic — the Spanish capture of 1579, when Alessandro Farnese's forces took the city after a brutal four-month assault. The sack that followed killed an estimated 8,000 inhabitants. Siege coinage was struck from whatever metal was at hand, authorised by the desperate municipal and garrison authorities to pay troops and maintain commerce when regular coin supply was cut off.
Copper emergency issues of this type circulated only as long as the siege lasted. Farnese entered Maastricht on June 29, 1579.