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Reformed Diaconate of Amsterdam, medal in the form of a poor relief medal, 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; a dove on her head, a yoke on her shoulders and a lamb beside her within inscription; edge: blank. Reverse: two loaves of bread, the upper one bearing the letters DIA, lying on a table covered with an ornate cloth within inscription; edge: date.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineGereformeerde Diakonie te Amsterdam, penning in de vorm van een armenpenning, geschonken aan nieuw aangekomen diakenen en diakenessen. 1777. Monogrammist CM (18e eeuw). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.