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Daalder of 36 Stuivers
| Issuer | Middelburg, Siege of |
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| Year | 1574 |
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| Value | 36 Stuivers (9⁄5) |
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| Obverse description | Uniface klippe struck on an irregular square silver planchet. The obverse bears a four-line Latin inscription with the date 1574 displayed above, flanked by decorative sprigs both above and below, all contained within a beaded circle. The Arms of Zeeland are placed above the inscription. The legends record the patriotic and religious sentiment of the besieged city, invoking liberty, civic authority, and divine honor. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Blank, as this is a uniface emergency issue struck on one side only. The reverse presents a plain, unworked silver surface, typical of siege coinage produced under the exigent conditions of the 1574 Siege of Middelburg. |
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