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Planting of the Maypole in The Hague by the Civic Guard
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Planting of the Maypole in The Hague by the Civic Guard

Martinus Holtzhey · 1737 · 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: Maypole decorated with laurel wreaths, under which a crowned coat of arms stands between two suits of armor, flags, and war equipment, below another crowned coat of arms; with a ribbon, four coats of arms are tied at the top of the Maypole. Reverse: inscription within a ring of six coats of arms, which were hung on the Maypole.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePlanting van de meiboom te 's-Gravenhage door de schutterij. 1737. Martinus Holtzhey. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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