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Gerona Recaptured by the French
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Gerona Recaptured by the French

Thomas Bernard · 1711 · striking (metalworking); bronze (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Bronze medal. Obverse: bust of a man within an inscription. Reverse: France in the guise of the war god Mars stands next to the coat of arms of a conquered city, holding a crown in one hand and a shield with lilies in the other, which he shows to a river god leaning on a water jug within an inscription; section: inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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history medalGerona (stad)Gerona (provincie)Beleg van Gerona (1711)
Credit lineGerona opnieuw door de Fransen ingenomen. 1711. Thomas Bernard. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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