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Commemorative medal for the fourth national shooting competition in Waalsdorp, organized by the Dutch Defence Association
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Silver wearing medal with button and ring. Obverse: walking lion with a sword in the right claw, the left claw rests on a bundle of arrows. Legend: Unity Makes Strength. Section: 22 october / 1866. Reverse: in the field within a laurel wreath SHARP SHOOTERS / COMPETITION. Legend: Dutch Defence League.
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Credit lineHerinneringspenning aan de vierde nationale schietwedstrijd te Waalsdorp, uitgeschreven door de Nederlandsche Weerbaarheidsbond. 1873. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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