Netherlands, Deventer Stuiver 1578
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Stuiver – emission 30 October 1578 - Rare
Northern Netherlands – Overijssel – Rijksstad Deventer
Besieged by the Count of Rennenberg, 3 August – 19 November 1578
Obverse; Crowned eagle of Deventer within a smooth- and pearl-circle; below diagonally placed shield of the Oversticht, surrounded by the text: VRGEN·NECESS – DAVEN·30·OC·78.
Reverse. I · S within a bordered pearl circle, set within a wreath.
On the reverse there is a punch “eagle of Deventer” applied.
After the minting of the first series of silver emergency coins in June 1578 there was no silver available. Because within the besieged city there remained a need for circulating coinage, in October 1578 it was decided to proceed with striking copper emergency coins. Like the first emission, mintmaster Balthasar Wijntgens sr. was entrusted with this task. The copper pieces served, among other things, for paying the garrison.
At issue it was promised that these pieces would be exchanged by the city authorities for full-value money after the siege. The coins bear the issue date 30 October 1578. According to numismatist H.K. Berghuijs these copper emergency coins were struck on two occasions: 29 October and 12 November 1578, each for an amount of 400 rijksdaalders. This resulted in a production of about 25,000 copper emergency coins, distributed over different denominations.
After the siege many of these pieces were actually redeemed. A portion of the unissued specimens later became commemorative pieces in collections, possibly as a gift from the city of Deventer. In 1834 a large number of remaining copper emergency coins were found in the town hall (12,845 pieces). These are now in the collection of Stadsmuseum De Waag in Deventer.
At issue these emergency coins were not stamped. The punch “eagle of Deventer” was applied after the siege to the redeemed pieces. This punch, applied on behalf of the city authorities, served as a sign of debasement/withdrawal. A small portion of the coins was however not redeemed and therefore bears no punch; such specimens are rare.
Catalogue / Mintmaster: Balthasar Wijntgens sr.
Stuiver – emission 30 October 1578 - Rare
Northern Netherlands – Overijssel – Rijksstad Deventer
Besieged by the Count of Rennenberg, 3 August – 19 November 1578
Obverse; Crowned eagle of Deventer within a smooth- and pearl-circle; below diagonally placed shield of the Oversticht, surrounded by the text: VRGEN·NECESS – DAVEN·30·OC·78.
Reverse. I · S within a bordered pearl circle, set within a wreath.
On the reverse there is a punch “eagle of Deventer” applied.
After the minting of the first series of silver emergency coins in June 1578 there was no silver available. Because within the besieged city there remained a need for circulating coinage, in October 1578 it was decided to proceed with striking copper emergency coins. Like the first emission, mintmaster Balthasar Wijntgens sr. was entrusted with this task. The copper pieces served, among other things, for paying the garrison.
At issue it was promised that these pieces would be exchanged by the city authorities for full-value money after the siege. The coins bear the issue date 30 October 1578. According to numismatist H.K. Berghuijs these copper emergency coins were struck on two occasions: 29 October and 12 November 1578, each for an amount of 400 rijksdaalders. This resulted in a production of about 25,000 copper emergency coins, distributed over different denominations.
After the siege many of these pieces were actually redeemed. A portion of the unissued specimens later became commemorative pieces in collections, possibly as a gift from the city of Deventer. In 1834 a large number of remaining copper emergency coins were found in the town hall (12,845 pieces). These are now in the collection of Stadsmuseum De Waag in Deventer.
At issue these emergency coins were not stamped. The punch “eagle of Deventer” was applied after the siege to the redeemed pieces. This punch, applied on behalf of the city authorities, served as a sign of debasement/withdrawal. A small portion of the coins was however not redeemed and therefore bears no punch; such specimens are rare.
Catalogue / Mintmaster: Balthasar Wijntgens sr.
Details
Era
1400-1900
Region
Netherlands, Deventer
Over 200 years old
Yes
Country/province
Netherlands
Year/period and variation
1578
Denomination
Stuiver
Condition
Ungraded
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