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Voltaire
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Voltaire

Georg Christoph Wächter · 1770 · 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: bust of a man within inscription and leafy wreath. Reverse: altar with inscription on base, upon which in a radiant circle lie: books, two carnival masks, globe, floral wreath, trumpet, sword, lyre, staff of Mercury, laurel wreath, palm and olive branches, cannon within decorative border; rim: inscription.

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history medalVoltaire
Credit lineVoltaire. 1770. Georg Christoph Wächter. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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