Muntplein
Quiet square on the site of a former medieval mint workshop, marked by a bronze equestrian statue.
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This guide to Muntplein in Bruges starts with a small Flemish silver coin and the tiny lily stamped on it after fourteen ninety-six. It goes back to a medieval mint workshop recorded on this spot in thirteen oh three, and to the rival city that kept competing for the right to strike the money of Flanders. Best heard standing under the lime trees, with Geldmuntstraat just around the corner.
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