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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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1584 Dugniolle.2997 (var) Jeton to commemorate Prince William of Orange (assassinated earlier the same year) 
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
1185 Posts |
1585 Dugniolle.3044 Jeton from Dordrecht to commemorate (deplore) the fall of Antwerp and Nijmegen; Rev. Dutch asking for help from Elizabeth of England 
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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1586 Dugniolle.3096 jeton commemorating the English aid to the Dutch Revolt (the Earl of Leicester is sent to Holland with an army) 
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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1589 Dugniolle.3230 Jeton from Dordrecht celebrating 1 year after the defeat of the Spanish Armada a most expressive little piece of copper OBV: Queen Elisabeth sitting in a ceremonial wagon, reading the "onze vader ... (our father) from the bible) REV: bird of pray attacks (in vain) a song birds nest 
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
1185 Posts |
1588 Dugniolle.3188 The well known jeton from Dordrecht celebrating the defeat of the Spanish Armada 
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
1185 Posts |
1600 Dugniolle.3509 nicely toned jeton from Middelburg, Zeeland to celebrate the Dutch victory on the Spanish during the battle of Niewpoort 
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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1600 Dugniolle.3507 Another jeton (minted in Utrecht) to celebrate the victory of Prince Maurits over the Archduke Albert on the beaches at Nieuwpoort battle scene with many details on the Obverse 
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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1602 Dugniolle.3535 Jeton from Dordrecht to commemorate the capture of the town of Grave ("graven" means to dig in Dutch; this explains the shovel on the Rev) 
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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here is the other one of the pair, some details (inner circles) are different 
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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still one more, from a bit later period than the others 1679 (n.d.) Dugniolle .4431 to celebrate the political arrangement of a marriage between Charles II of Spain (1661-1700) and Marie Louise of Orle#769;ans (1662-1689)  MARRIAGE DU ROY . - C'EST LE FRUIT DE LA PAIX this gives a nice overview of some of the interesting jetons made not only for counting in the 'chambers of finances' but also for propaganda
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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One day to go! 
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Moderator
 United States
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
24885 Posts |
Last call for this contest! ... 
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Moderator
 United States
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Anybody? 
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