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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;talerman, post: 4523523, member: 89314&quot;]Another siege coin from the Dutch War of Independence against Spain. There were a lot of sieges in that war !</p><p><br /></p><p>MAASTRICHT&nbsp; Copper Siege Stuiver April 1579 </p><p>After the reorganization of the Spanish army and the pacification of Wallonia,&nbsp; Spanish troops under Alessandro Farnese laid siege to Maastricht on 8 March 1579. The city surrendered on 29 June 1579. During the siege Maastricht struck 3 issues of siege coins, on 28 April ( 2, 1 &amp; 1/2 stuiver), on 14 May and in June.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv.: Sword over city arms (star) dividing PRO_*IVS/ TAE*_ CAV/ SAE*_ DEFE/ NSI_ ON (for the defence of the just cause)/ 15*_ 79</p><p>Rev.: */TRAIEC/ TO*AB* HIS/ PANIS* OB/ SESSO* (Maastricht besieged by the Spaniards) ; in exergue 1</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1120657[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1120658[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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