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Second Centenary Celebration of the Presentation of the Augsburg Confession at the Imperial Diet
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Second Centenary Celebration of the Presentation of the Augsburg Confession at the Imperial Diet

Willem de Wijs · 1730 · 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: the German Empire, depicted as a crowned woman, receives the confession of faith from Luther; edge: inscription within legend. Reverse: angel with a halo of rays in the clouds holds above her head a banner with an inscription within legend.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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history medalMartin LutherAugsburgse geloofsbelijdenis
Credit lineTweede eeuwfeest op het overleveren van de Augsburgse geloofsbelijdenis op de Rijksdag. 1730. Willem de Wijs. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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