"With interest I read the correction for the description of the Leiden siege coins of 1574.

"Arent Pol and I did an overall and complete research in all the original archives from Leiden 1573-1575 to complete the story of what is called "the first paper-money" so, it is not "paper-money"... it is coinage !! Please neglect all other "research" on this paper coins and even the silver Leiden coins !! (Even the descriptions in the new Van der Wis/Passon catalogue Catalogus van de Nederlandse munten are far from useful i.e. completely wrong). One of the reasons is not their mistake; our research is not widely published ... only in a book for sale after our presentation and lecture for the 3 october commemoration 2007.

"It's also very useful to know that the original dies 1574 are kept in Leiden museum "De Lakenhal"

"Maybe it is an idea to translate the complete text of our research results in English ; then there is a complete version in English that can be used "internationally". The reasons for this project are clear ; there is too often, to many nonsense buzzing around. But where and how can we do this, do you have suggestions?"

I concur with van der Veen's take on Leiden's paper coins. And, as a serious collector of siege money, I would welcome their research in English. In my effort to produce a comprehensive English language catalogue on siege coins, my research yielded a paucity of quality information regarding the Leiden issues. I will certainly purchase their book.