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Reformed Diaconate of Amsterdam, medal in the form of a poor relief medal entitling needy church members to bread upon distribution
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: blank. 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; specimen with copper pin.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineGereformeerde Diakonie te Amsterdam, penning in de vorm van een armenpenning die behoeftige kerklidmaten bij uitdeling recht gaf op brood. 1777. Monogrammist CM (18e eeuw). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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