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2 Gulden
| Issuer | Siege of Haarlem (Dutch Republic) |
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| Year | 1573 |
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| Weight | 18.93 g |
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| Obverse lettering | 1573 |
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| Mintage | 1573 - Crescent and star - 1573 - Lily - 1573 - Three stars - |
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Haarlem held out against Spanish forces for seven months before surrendering in July 1573, and these siege pieces were struck from melted silver plate — church goods, domestic items, whatever could be requisitioned — as the city's regular coin supply collapsed under blockade. The authorization came directly from the civic government as a deliberate act of monetary continuity under siege conditions, not improvisation.
The multiple reference numbers across Delmonte, Gelder, and Maillet reflect genuine die variation within the type; these were not struck with the precision of a functioning mint.