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Sea Beggars
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Sea Beggars

1566 · casting; silver (metal)

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

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Silver oval medal with a suspension loop. Obverse: bust of a man within an inscription. Reverse: two men, the left one carrying a begging bowl and gourd on his belt, shaking hands; between them an inscription within an inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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beggar's medaldraagtekenPhilip II of SpainVerbond der Edelen
Credit lineWatergeuzen. 1566. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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