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Gijsbert van Tienhoven, burgomaster of Amsterdam, medal presented by the city of Amsterdam
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Gijsbert van Tienhoven, burgomaster of Amsterdam, medal presented by the city of Amsterdam

Jacob Samuel Cohen Elion · 1883 · striking (metalworking); bronze (metal)

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

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Bronze medal. Obverse: bust of a man within inscription. Reverse: standing woman with a statue in her right hand and a palette with brushes in her left hand; Mercury with hat and staff sitting amidst piles of goods and a man with a burning torch and hammer, standing before an anvil; behind them a half-high wall and a view of a festival building, houses, and a ship within inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineGijsbert van Tienhoven, burgemeester van Amsterdam, penning aangeboden door de stad Amsterdam. 1883. Jacob Samuel Cohen Elion. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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