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20 Stuivers
| Issuer | Oudewater, Siege of |
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| Year | 1575 |
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| Diameter | 35 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | GODT MET 1575 ZO ONS (Translation: God is with us. 1575 20 stuivers) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Oudewater held out against Spanish forces during the early phase of the Dutch Revolt, and like several besieged cities of the period, resorted to emergency coinage when silver supplies were exhausted. These lead pieces were struck from whatever material could be sourced locally — roof lead, pipe metal, and salvaged sheet — giving surviving examples considerable variation in surface texture and alloy consistency. The CNM 2.37.2 reference places this among a small documented group from the 1575 siege issues.
Oudewater would fall to Spanish troops in 1575, after which the town became notorious for a massacre of its inhabitants.