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Seal of the treaty between the Republic and the Southern Netherlands concerning toll rights, commemorative medal struck on order of the city of Brussels
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Copper medal. Obverse: standing woman, representing Prudence, holding Mercury's staff in her right hand and laying a sword on an altar with her other hand, the base of which bears a coat of arms within inscription. Reverse: two cities lying opposite each other, between which two covered wagons drive in opposite directions; in the middle a large number of birds within inscription.
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Credit lineSluiting van verdrag tussen de Republiek en de zuidelijke Nederlanden betreffende de tolrechten, rekenpenning geslagen op last van de stad Brussel. 1609. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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