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1/4 Daalder Alkmaar
| Issuer | City of Alkmaar |
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| Year | 1573 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field bearing a crudely rendered depiction of the fortified city gate or castle of Alkmaar, presented as a stylised architectural motif with battlemented towers and a central arched gateway, characteristic of the primitive engraving techniques employed in siege coinage. The design is deeply struck into the soft tin planchet, resulting in pronounced relief with irregular surfaces and flow lines consistent with emergency issue manufacture. The abbreviated date numeral '73' appears in the field, referencing the year 1573 during the Spanish siege of Alkmaar. The overall execution is intentionally utilitarian, reflecting the urgent wartime circumstances under which this noodgeld was produced. |
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| Obverse lettering | 73 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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