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Plague in Germany
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Plague in Germany

anonymous · 1528 · 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 with a broken dragon's eye. Obverse: copper serpent around a cross, with kneeling Israelites around it within a two-line inscription. Reverse: Jesus on the cross within a two-line inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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history medalGolgotha (Matthew 27:45-58Mark 15:33-45Luke 23:44-52John 19:25-38)Germany
Credit linePest in Duitsland. 1528. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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