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House coin of the House of Military Detention in Leiden. 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 itself of a "city letter", in this case the straight L of Leiden. Only in Woerden coins (with the exception of the guilder) were put into circulation without a letter. These uniform coins were put into use in 1834, except in Leeuwarden, which was not until 1847. 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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