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Civic Guard Medal of Leiden
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Civic Guard Medal of Leiden

anonymous · 1689 · silver (metal)

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

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Silver civic guard medal of Leiden. Obverse: a looking-back climbing lion with a sword in its right and a shield with the city arms of Leiden in its left claw. Below the arms of the four burgomasters of Leiden with the year at the bottom. Legend: PVGNO PRO PATRIA (I fight for the fatherland). Reverse: trophies. Legend: SCHVTTERS PENNING.

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schutterspenning
Credit lineSchutterspenning van Leiden. 1689. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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