Liard of Charles II, 1680-1700
Details
What could it buy?
In the 17th century a master mason in Antwerp earned about 100 liards on a summer day. One liard was therefore about a hundredth of a day's pay.
Approximate, in the prices and wages of the time.
The story
Liard from 1680-1700, issued in the Spanish Netherlands under Charles II. So worn that the inscriptions are illegible.
