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Reformed Deaconry of Amsterdam, poor relief medal entitling needy church members to receive bread during distribution
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Reformed Deaconry of Amsterdam, poor relief medal entitling needy church members to receive bread during distribution

David van der Kellen (1804-1879) · 1861 · striking (metalworking); copper (metal)

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

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Copper 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: blank. 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.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineHervormde Diakonie te Amsterdam, armenpenning die behoeftige kerklidmaten bij uitdeling recht gaf op brood. 1861. David van der Kellen (1804-1879). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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