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Foundation of the Lutheran church in Middelburg
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Foundation of the Lutheran church in Middelburg

Martinus Holtzhey · 1741 · 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: Religion, depicted as a veiled woman with a flame on her head, holding a level and an open Bible in her hands, sitting before the newly built church; in the foreground building tools within an inscription; section: date. Reverse: Middelburg, depicted as a woman on a chair, above which sits a crowned eagle with a coat of arms, handing a sketch of the new church to Religion, depicted as a veiled woman with a flame on her head; in the foreground lie a sheaf of corn, a spade, madder and VOC flags, and a genius turns a cornucopia upside down; in the background the city of Middelburg and a sailing ship within an inscription; section: inscription; edge inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineStichting van de Lutherse kerk te Middelburg. 1741. Martinus Holtzhey. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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