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28 Stuiver
| Issuer | City of Leiden (Leyden) |
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| Year | 1574 |
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| Composition | Cardboard (compressed paper/leather composite) |
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| Obverse description | Circular siege note with a central vignette of the Leiden city lion rampant within a beaded border, surrounded by a circular inscription band bearing the date 1574 and abbreviated Latin or Dutch civic legends. The design is struck or impressed in relief on a light cardboard or composite material, typical of obsidional currency produced under siege conditions. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1574 |
| Reverse description | Circular reverse with a central three-line text inscription enclosed within a stylised laurel or olive wreath border, the whole struck in relief consistent with the obsidional production method of the Leiden siege issue. |
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