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Establishment of a Lutheran orphanage in The Hague
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Establishment of a Lutheran orphanage in The Hague

Nicolaas van Swinderen · 1733 · 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: illuminated by heavenly light with an inscription within it and under a banner with an inscription, kneeling orphan boys and girls pray, separated from each other by a swan, above a decorated banner with an inscription within an inscription. Reverse: under a triangle containing the name of Jehovah in Hebrew and within an inscription: two crowned coats of arms surrounded by an inscription, above a cartouche with an inscription within an inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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history medalLuthers Weeshuis (Den Haag)
Credit lineOprichting van een Luthers weeshuis in 's-Gravenhage. 1733. Nicolaas van Swinderen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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