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Inauguration of the new Amsterdam Town Hall 1655
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Cast lead medal, on the obverse the town hall with a flying Mercury above and a crowd in the foreground, with Amfion playing a lyre in the foreground and a stone with the names of mayors and treasurers, with inscription; on the reverse a galley as Argo with Amsterdam in the background, with inscription.
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Credit lineInwijding van het nieuwe stadhuis van Amsterdam 1655. 1655. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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