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| Issuer | Barony of Batenburg |
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| Year | 1564 |
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| Value | 30 Stuivers (1.5) |
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| Obverse description | Displayed double-headed eagle with both heads crowned, occupying the central field within a beaded inner circle. The eagle's breast bears a shield depicting the arms of Batenburg. The wings are spread and detailed with fine feather engraving characteristic of hammered Renaissance coinage. The Latin legend is distributed around the periphery outside the inner circle, reading continuously around the coin. |
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| Obverse lettering | DENA` ⋆ NOVVS ⋆ D ⋆ BATENB` ⋆ TRIQVINTA ⋆ STVEBR` (Translation: New thirty stiver coin of Batenburg) |
| Reverse description | A crowned rampant lion to the left occupies the central field within a beaded inner circle, rendered in the bold style typical of mid-sixteenth century Low Countries coinage. The lion's mane and body are rendered with stylized engraving. A pomegranate mint mark appears after the date in the legend. The peripheral Latin legend reads around the coin, incorporating the anno date 1564. |
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