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Golden Jubilee of the Society for the Defense of the Christian Religion
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Golden Jubilee of the Society for the Defense of the Christian Religion

Johan George Holtzhey · 1791 - 1835 · 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: illuminated by a radiant all-seeing eye stands Truth, depicted as a veiled woman with a shield and anchor between the rock of ages, into which a reference to a biblical text is carved, and an altar, decorated with a cross, upon which an open Bible stands; arrows and hellfire threaten the altar; section: crowned coat of arms on two palm branches. Reverse: inscription within an oak wreath and an inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineVijftigjarig bestaan van het Genootschap tot verdediging van den Christelijken Godsdienst. 1791 - 1835. Johan George Holtzhey. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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