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City of Ypres, medal presented to the magistrates in gratitude for their care during the food shortage
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City of Ypres, medal presented to the magistrates in gratitude for their care during the food shortage

Wiener · 1847 · 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: crowned woman, representing the city of Ypres, with a cornucopia and coat of arms; at her feet, sheaves of corn; behind her, a lion; in the background, a cathedral. Reverse: inscription within oak wreath.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
erepenningVanderstichele de MaubusAlfons Van den PeereboomIweins-HynderickIeper (stad)
Credit lineStad Ieper, penning aan de magistraten vereerd wegens hun goede zorgen tijdens de levensmiddelenschaarste. 1847. Wiener. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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