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Centenary of the Relief of Groningen, the Capture of Coevorden and the Expulsion of the Troops of the Bishop of Münster from Groningen
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Silver medal. Obverse: Dutch maiden, depicted as a helmeted woman with a liberty cap on a spear, placing a Bible on a pillar, to which hangs a scroll of paper with an inscription; with her foot she tramples the prostrate Violence with a burning torch and shield; in the background a view of the city of Groningen within an inscription; edge: inscription. Reverse: burning incense burner on a garlanded altar; in the background to the left ships at sea, to the right a ploughing farmer within an inscription; edge: inscription.
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Credit lineHonderdste verjaardag van het onzet van Groningen, de inname van Coevorden en de verdrijving van de troepen van de bisschop van Munster uit Groningen. 1773. Theodorus Victor van Berckel. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
