Emergency coin from Leiden, struck during the Spanish siege in 1574, Emergency coin from Leiden: twenty penny pieces. Made from compressed sheets of misbooks. Quarter of a guilder. Front: climbing lion to the left, lifting the sword in the right front leg and a shield with two keys (the arms of the city of Leiden) in the left front leg. Above a crown and below an embossed mark (lion) with an inscription. Reverse: inside laurel wreath inscription in four lines, Leiden, Stad Leiden, Jan-1574, paper, striking (metalworking), d cm × w

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Emergency coin from Leiden, struck during the Spanish siege in 1574, Emergency coin from Leiden: twenty penny pieces. Made from compressed sheets of misbooks. Quarter of a guilder. Front: climbing lion to the left, lifting the sword in the right front leg and a shield with two keys (the arms of the city of Leiden) in the left front leg. Above a crown and below an embossed mark (lion) with an inscription. Reverse: inside laurel wreath inscription in four lines, Leiden, Stad Leiden, Jan-1574, paper, striking (metalworking), d cm × w gr

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