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Payment of the first 10% dividend by the WIC
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Payment of the first 10% dividend by the WIC

anonymous · 1683 · 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: ship before the castle of Elmina (St. George d'Elmina) on the Gold Coast (Ghana), within an inscription. Reverse: coats of arms of Groningen and the Ommelanden within an inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
history medalWest-Indische CompagnieWIC-Kamer ter Stad en LandeGroningen (stad)ElminaGhana
Credit lineUitkering van het eerste dividend van 10% door de WIC. 1683. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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