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Centenary of the Episcopate in the Netherlands
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Bronze medal. Obverse: center, a man in a long robe with a halo (Jesus) holding a bishop's staff in his left hand and a cross-staff with a banner in his right. At his feet, a flock of sheep and a dog. Reverse: center, two angels carrying a cross. Below, an inscription. In a circle around this, seven coats of arms under a flat (bishop's) hat. Accompanied by a square red leather box with a lid: between two palm branches, a mitre with dates and a bishop's staff. Rim inscription: ATTENDITE VOBIS ET VNIVERSO GREGI IN QUO VOS SPIRITVS POSVIT EPISCOPOS.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineEeuwfeest van het Episcopaat in Nederland. 1953. Koninklijke Utrechtsche Fabriek van Zilverwerken van C.J. Begeer. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.