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2 Gulden Siege of 1577
| Issuer | City of Breda (Dutch Republic) |
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| Year | 1577 |
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| Currency | Gulden (1581-1795) |
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| Obverse description | Irregular square klippe flan struck in silver as a siege necessity piece. The city name BREDÆ is inscribed in two lines within a central inner circle, accompanied by the Latin necessity legend NECESSITATIS ERGO and the date 1577. Four counter-stamps are applied in the corners of the flan: the denomination mark Z (for 2 Gulden), a hunting horn, a fleur-de-lis, and the civic arms of Breda. The overall execution is characteristic of emergency coinage, with an uneven, roughly cut planchet and rudimentary die work reflecting the constraints of wartime production. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely plain and unadorned, presenting a flat, featureless silver surface consistent with the emergency klippe coinage produced during the siege of Breda in 1577. No legends, devices, or marks are present. |
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