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Liard, 16XX

Liard, 16XX, side 2 of 2
Liard, 16XX, side 1 of 2

Details

Period
Spanish Netherlands (1500–1713)
Material
Copper
Condition
Poor
Denomination
Liard
Currency
Guilder (Spanish Netherlands), 1506-1713
Worth
1/80 Guilder (Spanish Netherlands)
Year
16XX
Issuer
Spanish Netherlands
Ruler
Philip IV / Charles II
Diameter
24 mm
Weight
1.72 g
Location
Blauberg (Herselt)

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 16XX, issued in the Spanish Netherlands. Heavily worn and only partly legible.

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