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Reformed Deaconry of Amsterdam, token in the form of a poor relief token presented to newly appointed deacons and deaconesses
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Silver medal. Obverse: poorly dressed woman, sitting on a stone with outstretched hands; on her head a dove, on her shoulders a yoke and next to her a lamb within legend; edge: signature. Reverse: two loaves of bread, the upper one bearing the letters DIA, lying on a table covered with an ornate cloth within legend; edge: year.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineGereformeerde Diakonie te Amsterdam, penning in de vorm van een armenpenning geschonken aan nieuw aangekomen diakenen en diakenessen. 1741. Martinus Holtzhey. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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