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5 Stuivers
| Issuer | City of Amsterdam (Dutch Republic) |
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| Year | 1578 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse description | Crowned coat of arms of the city of Amsterdam centered in the field, flanking the date 1578 and the denomination expressed in Roman numerals (V S). The arms are rendered in a simple, forceful style characteristic of siege coinage struck under emergency conditions. The design elements are positioned to fill the square klippe flan, with the crown above the shield and the date and value distributed to either side. |
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| Obverse lettering | V S 1578 |
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Amsterdam began issuing its own silver coinage in 1578, the same year the city underwent its dramatic political and religious reversal — the Alteratie — switching allegiance from the Spanish Crown to the rebel States of Holland without a shot fired. The municipal mint's early output from this period is irregular in both weight and fabric, reflecting hasty establishment of local striking capacity during active wartime conditions.
HPM references for Amsterdam municipal issues from this decade are sparsely documented; die studies remain incomplete.