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Commemorative medals for Michiel de Ruyter
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
This commemorative medal was designed to mark the funeral of Admiral de Ruyter on 18 March 1677. The obverse bears a portrait of the admiral, the reverse an image of a naval battle. Joachim Oudaen wrote a poem to commemorate De Ruyter's death, which ends with the line 'He colours his laurels with his blood'. De Ruyter was thus a true hero. Both examples of the medal come from the De Ruyter family.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineGedenkpenningen voor Michiel de Ruyter. 1676. Christoffel Adolphi. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
