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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;talerman, post: 3211776, member: 89314&quot;]1578 Netherlands&nbsp; Barony of HEDEL&nbsp; Frederik van den Bergh&nbsp; Daalder of 30 Stuiver</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]834116[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]834117[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1578 Netherlands&nbsp; DEVENTER&nbsp; 1/2 Daalder Uniface Siege Klippe</p><p><br /></p><p>A few wars were going on at this time. This is a coin of the Dutch War of Independence against Spain</p><p>Since 1572 Deventer had been held for Spain by the German Polweiler regiment on behalf of&nbsp; Don John of Austria.&nbsp; The city had to pay for this garrison and eventually had to strike emergency coins (like this) from the town’s silverware to pay the soldiers. In 1578, in a campaign to better protect the regions of Holland and Utrecht from Spanish plundering, troops of the States General under George van Lalaing, Count van Rennenberg, took Kampen and then laid siege to Deventer on 3 August.&nbsp; The starving city surrendered on 19 November 1578</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]834118[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1577&nbsp; Netherlands BREDA&nbsp; Emergency Uniface Siege Stuiver struck in&nbsp; lead</p><p><br /></p><p>This was a similar story to Deventer. </p><p>Breda was occupied by a Spanish garrison consisting again mainly of German troops.&nbsp; William of Orange&#039;s troops, led by Hohenlohe and Champagney , laid siege on August 4 1577 and the city surrendered on October 4. Within the city, the magistrate ordered silver to be brought to the mint to strike emergency coinage of 5000-6000 guilders.&nbsp; In addition, 5000 guilders of tin money was struck. Finally, lead coins were also minted. The city had to support the garrison and most of these coins were used to pay these troops, who behaved badly and were very unpopular. In 1581 the city would fall into the hands of the Spaniards again.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]834119[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1577 Poland DANZIG Siege Taler</p><p><br /></p><p>In the meantime, another little war was going on in Poland which resulted in Poland&#039;s only siege coinage.&nbsp; Stefan Bathory was Prince of Transylvania from 1571-1575. Elected King of Poland on 14 Dec. 1575, he resigned as Prince in favour of his younger brother Christoph and travelled to Cracow, arriving on 22&nbsp; April 1576. He was crowned King of Poland on May 1 and married Anne Jagiello, sister of the late King Sigismund August II, on May 2. Danzig refused to recognise his election. After a 6 month siege,Danzig&#039;s army was defeated on 16 Dec. 1577. The siege was lifted&nbsp; in return for recognition and reparations.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]834120[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]834121[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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