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Satirical medal on Empress Maria Theresa of Austria 1742

1742 · striking (metalworking); brass (alloy)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Brass medal with perforation, obverse: Maria Theresa, in the presence of a crowned man, putting on a Bavarian breeches, under a scroll with VOUS AVEZ PERDU, with inscription, in the rim MDCCXLII; reverse: a cleric undressing Maria Theresa while a man walks away with her clothes under a scroll J'AI GAGNE, with inscription, in the rim MDCCXLII.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

history medal

Credit lineSpotpenning op Keizerin Maria Theresia van Oostenrijk 1742. 1742. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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