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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mirjam, post: 737249, member: 21574&quot;]<b>additional information on Carolus III coin rattle</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Hi, thanks for your quick answer. The information I can add is that it was a custom in the Netherlands (probably elsewhere as well) from the second half of the 16th century onwards to hand over a coin once a couple made verbal agreement to a marriage. Both old coins ans specially made marriage commemorative coins were used. Once a child was born the coin was often transferred into a babyrattle by adding bells and sometimes a small flute as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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