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Lot 137. Audenarde, 5 Sols 1582

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Audenarde, 5 Sols 1582

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Bidding closed (Sunday, October 19th, 20:08:30 CEST)
Current time: Saturday, July 5th, 21:53:49 CEST

Price realised: CHF 600.00 (2 bids)
Approx. EUR 641.21 / USD 755.26 / GBP 553.08

High bidder: Bidder 2

eAuction #30, Lot 137. Estimate: CHF 500.00

Audenarde, Belgium. Tin 5 Sols 1582 (20 x 21 mm, 3.50 g), struck during the siege of the City by the Spanish Army.
B.-M. pl. 15, 4.

Rare. Good very fine.

After the fall of Tournai on November 30, 1581, the Spanish Army started the siege of the City of Audenarde (Oudenaarde) in April of the following year. On the 30th of May, the City officials decided to strike emergency siege currency, but the city surrendered in early July.



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