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Liard of Ferdinand of Bavaria, 1641-1643

Liard of Ferdinand of Bavaria, 1641-1643, side 2 of 2
Liard of Ferdinand of Bavaria, 1641-1643, side 1 of 2

Details

Period
Spanish Netherlands (1500–1713)
Material
Copper
Condition
Poor
Denomination
Liard
Currency
Brabant-Liège florin, 1545-1795
Worth
1/80 Brabant-Liège florin
Year
1641-1643
Issuer
Prince-Bishopric of Liège
Ruler
Ferdinand of Bavaria
Reference
Numista
Diameter
24 mm
Weight
2.85 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 1641-1643, issued in the Prince-Bishopric of Liège under Ferdinand of Bavaria. Heavily worn and only partly legible.

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