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20 Stüber Siege currency

Issuer	City of Jülich (under siege)
Year	1621
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Value	20 Stüber
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Obverse description	Central field dominated by a large FP monogram, representing Friedrich Pithan, governor of Jülich during the siege. Six countermark-style stamps are arranged surrounding the central monogram, each containing elements of the denomination. The design is characteristic of hastily produced siege coinage, with a fragmented inscription distributed across the stamps reading IN GVL= / BE LE=G, indicating the place and circumstances of issue. The lettering is rendered in an archaic Latin script consistent with early 17th-century German emergency coinage. The overall composition reflects the utilitarian nature of notgeld produced under duress during the siege of 1621.
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Obverse lettering	Large FP monogram (for Friedrich Pithan, governor of Jülich), six similar stamps surrounding but each containing the denomination. FP ·: I6 ZI ·:· // · IN GVL= // BE LE= G
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Mintage	1621 - 16z1
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