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Lille taken by the allies
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Lille taken by the allies

Philipp Heinrich Müller · 1708 · 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: Victoria stands on the shield of Lille, in the guise of a woman lying on the ground, and takes her crown away within an inscription; edge: inscription. Reverse: Minerva sitting amidst military equipment, frightening a French soldier lying on the ground with a Medusa shield within an inscription; edge: inscription; rim inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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history medalEugenius van SavoyeLilleNordInname van Rijssel (1708)
Credit lineRijssel door de bondgenoten ingenomen. 1708. Philipp Heinrich Müller. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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