Token - 80 year war 1596

Token - 80 year war 1596 - obverseToken - 80 year war 1596 - reverse

© Ecapoe

Features

Location Dutch Republic (Netherlands)
Type Utility items › Counter token
Year 1596
Composition Copper
Weight 5.8 g
Diameter 29 mm
Shape Round
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
134251
References Dugn# 3396
Jean François Dugniolle; 1876. Le jeton historique des dix-sept provinces des Pays-Bas / Tome 1. Quinzième siècle. F. Gobbaerts, Brussels, Belgium.
And 3 more volumes.

Obverse

A soldier watches from the top of a tower. Date on top divided by a rosette.

Script: Latin

Lettering: VIGILANDO PAX FIRMATVR

Reverse

Decapitation scene, in background, a bishop with olive twig, soldiers around.

Script: Latin

Lettering: SIMVLATA PAX EXITIVM PARIT

Comments

Token #253 (« Les états refusent de négocier avec l'Espagne ») in: « Description du Cabinet de jetons historiques d'or et d'argent frappés dans les Pays-Bas à partir du milieu du XVe siècle jusqu'à nos jours, par feu M.L.de Coster », Brussels, 1885.
Minted in Dordrecht.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
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