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Citizens on guard in Amsterdam
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Citizens on guard in Amsterdam

anonymous · 1672 · striking (metalworking); silver (metal)

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

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Silver medal. Obverse: Amsterdam with a sword and spear accompanied by a lion stands within a palisade while fleets and armies approach under an inscription. Reverse: inscription above a laurel wreath and two crossed victory branches.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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erepenningAmsterdamRampjaar (Disaster Year)
Credit lineWachthebbende burgers in Amsterdam. 1672. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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