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without year City coat of arms: Tilted faas Weight: about 2 grams The municipal Mint of Gorinchem was used by many for various coins. From 1584 to 1585, coins were minted for the States of Groningen, which had been expelled from their region. A year earlier, in 1583, coins had already been struck for the Portuguese heir to the throne and for four years from 1584, coins were also being minted on behalf of the Countess of Megen. The copper coin described below is the only authentic city coin known. The municipal Mint of Gorinchem only existed for a few years, as the States of Holland did not allow a second Mint in addition to that of Dordrecht. In 1591 the Mint was therefore closed for good.
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