LOW COUNTRIES, Dutch Revolt. 1566/8-1581. Paper Quarter Gulden – 5 Stuiver (30mm, 0.91 g). Siege of Leiden. Dated 1574, issued 19 December 1573. Fine.

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LOW COUNTRIES, Dutch Revolt. 1566/8-1581. Paper Quarter Gulden – 5 Stuiver (30mm, 0.91 g). Siege of Leiden. Dated 1574, issued 19 December 1573. Lion rampant left, holding shield and sword / LVG/DVNM/ BATAVO/RVM within wreath. Korchnak 326. Individual pages mostly separated. Fine. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS.

Made during the Spanish Siege of 1574 from coinage dies on planchets that were stamped from pressed paper made from prayer books, this Quarter Gulden is the first true paper money ever issued in Europe.

Closing Date and Time: 22 February 2023 at 14:01:20 ET.

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