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I the undersigned acknowledge to have received of the said Commissaries the undermentioned six thousand nine hundred and fifty-two Guldens nine Stuivers, the 5th November, 1665.

From Rembrandt and His Works Comprising a Short Account of His Life; with a Critical Examination into His Principles and Practice of Design, Light, Shade, and Colour. Illustrated by Examples from the Etchings of Rembrandt. by Burnet, John

Page 79, Chapter 2, in the table "German Gold Guldens:" "1591" corrected to "1581" to match right hand column and date sequence.

From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by Shaw, William Arthur

But in 1617, the Dictionary quotes "The Gold Rehnish Guldens of Germany are almost of the same standard as the Crowne Gold of England," and the Crown was worth at the time 6s.

From Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume I) by Luther, Martin