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Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Relief of Flushing, Medal Struck by Order of the City of Flushing
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Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Relief of Flushing, Medal Struck by Order of the City of Flushing

Theodorus Victor van Berckel · 1772 · 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: pillar with bust of William I in a medallion; on the pillar a smoking censer of incense with two serpent rings around it; in the background a fleet of the Geuzen and bombardment of Spanish ships from the city of Vlissingen within an inscription; truncation: inscription. Reverse: Liberty, depicted as a helmeted woman with a hat on a spear, trampling Superstition, depicted as a blindfolded young man with a sword; in the background a woman with a drawn sword and yoke, representing Tyranny within an inscription; truncation: date.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineTweehonderdste verjaardag van het ontzet van Vlissingen, penning geslagen op last van de stad Vlissingen. 1772. Theodorus Victor van Berckel. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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