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Liard of Maximilian II Emmanuel, 1712

Liard of Maximilian II Emmanuel, 1712, side 1 of 2
Liard of Maximilian II Emmanuel, 1712, side 2 of 2

Details

Period
Spanish Netherlands (1500–1713)
Material
Copper
Condition
Illegible
Denomination
Liard
Currency
Guilder (Spanish Netherlands), 1506-1713
Worth
1/80 Guilder (Spanish Netherlands)
Year
1712
Issuer
County of Namur
Ruler
Maximilian II Emmanuel
Reference
Numista
Diameter
20 mm
Weight
1.4 g
Location
Blauberg (Herselt)

What could it buy?

In the 17th century a master mason in Antwerp earned about 1.2 gulden on a summer day: some 100 liards.

For this period in general, not for this coin in particular.

The story

Liard from 1712, issued in the County of Namur under Maximilian II Emmanuel. So worn that the inscriptions are illegible.

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