Caption:
stamp (for coins and tokens), Anonymous, 1573, General: 4.7 x 5.9cm (47 x 59mm), Diameter stamp: 2.1cm (21mm), Elongated iron stamp, used for striking the reverse of an emergency coin of 1 penny from the Catharinagasthuis. The stamp surface shows the Leiden coat of arms, depicted as a shield with two crossed keys. The year 1573 is mirrored above this. The circular GEDENCT DEN ARMEN, city arms