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Charles V Takes Tunis and Frees the Christian Slaves
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Charles V Takes Tunis and Frees the Christian Slaves

anonymous · 1535 · 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 laurel wreath within a border. Reverse: liberated prisoners thank Scipio, while soldiers make off with booty within a laurel wreath.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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history medalslaveryTunisTunesiëInname van Tunis (1535)
Credit lineKarel V neemt Tunis in en bevrijdt de christenslaven. 1535. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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