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Four Days' Battle, medal struck from the forfeited watch fines of the Amsterdam civic guard and distributed to the guards on duty
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Four Days' Battle, medal struck from the forfeited watch fines of the Amsterdam civic guard and distributed to the guards on duty

anonymous · 1666 · striking (metalworking); engraving; silver (metal)

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

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Silver medal. Obverse: Valour, depicted as a Roman soldier with wreath and shield, protects the Dutch lion within legend.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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history medalNorth ForelandAmsterdamKentVierdaagse Zeeslag
Credit lineVierdaagse zeeslag, penning uit de verzuimde wachtboetes van de Amsterdamse schutterij vervaardigd en aan de wachthebbende schutters uitgedeeld. 1666. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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