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House coin of the penal prison in Rotterdam. This is a uniform coin, struck on 's Rijks Munt. There were 1 / 2c, 1c, 5c, 10c, 25c, 50c and 1 guilder coins. On the front, space was left in the middle for the striking in the prison of a "city letter", in this case the R of Rotterdam. Only in Woerden were coins (with the exception of the guilder) put into circulation without letter. These uniform coins came into use in 1834. The letters that are possible are: G = Gouda Criminal Prison; H = prison prison Hoorn; also with text horn; Italic L = House of Reclusion and Chastisement in Leeuwarden; L = House of military detention in Leiden; R = Criminal prison in Rotterdam.
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