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First Centenary of the Foundation of the Lutheran Deacon's Orphanage in Amsterdam, Medal Distributed to the Orphans
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First Centenary of the Foundation of the Lutheran Deacon's Orphanage in Amsterdam, Medal Distributed to the Orphans

anonymous · 1778 · striking (metalworking); bronze (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Bronze medal. Obverse: orphanage within an inscription; edge: inscription. Reverse: an angel pours a cornucopia over a widow with two children, sitting by a rock, illuminated by a radiant all-seeing eye; left: an obelisk with the letter C and the year on it within an inscription; edge: inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineEerste eeuwfeest van de stichting van het Lutherse diaconieweeshuis te Amsterdam, penning aan de weeskinderen uitgedeeld. 1778. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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