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| Issuer | City of Amsterdam (Dutch Republic) |
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| Year | 1578 |
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| Value | 40 Stuivers (2) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | 1578 · XL |
| Reverse description | Central field displays an abbreviated Latin inscription arranged in three lines reading P / AR·ET / FO, an abbreviation of the motto Pro Aris et Focis (For Altar and Hearth), enclosed within a beaded inner circle. Surrounding the inscription is a decorative wreath composed of tulip and foliate elements, tied at the base, itself bordered by the beaded circle. The entire design is set against the plain silver field of the klippe flan, with the wreath filling the circular device in high relief. |
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