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Capture of Geldern by Frederick I of Prussia
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Capture of Geldern by Frederick I of Prussia

Jan Boskam · 1703 · 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: bust of a man with a laurel wreath within an inscription. Reverse: Frederick, in Roman attire sitting on a chair on a pedestal, receives a key from the city of Geldern, in the guise of a kneeling woman, while Victory holds a victory wreath above the king's head; in the background a view of a burning city within an inscription, with an inscription above.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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history medalFrederik I koning van PruisenNoordrijn-WestfalenGeldernHaags verbond, grootBeleg en inname van Geldern (1703)
Credit lineInname van Geldern door Frederik I van Pruisen. 1703. Jan Boskam. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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