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Reformed Diaconate of Amsterdam, Alms Medal Granting Needy Church Members the Right to Bread During Distribution
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Lead medal. Obverse: a 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 an inscription; edge: signature. Reverse: two loaves of bread, the upper one bearing the letters DIA, lying on a table covered with an ornate cloth within an inscription; edge: date; specimen with a copper pin.
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Credit lineGereformeerde Diakonie te Amsterdam, armenpenning die behoeftige kerklidmaten bij uitdeling recht gaf op brood. 1741. Martinus Holtzhey. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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