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Longing for peace in the Southern Netherlands, calculation medal in honor of Claude van Eycken
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Longing for peace in the Southern Netherlands, calculation medal in honor of Claude van Eycken

anonymous · 1632 · 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: three mourning farmers standing next to two cannons, which are aimed at a burning church in the background within an inscription. Reverse: three pleading farmers kneeling before Peace, who holds an olive branch in her raised right hand and an inverted torch in her left hand; behind her: helmeted coat of arms within an inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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jetonClaude van EyckenBrugesTachtigjarige Oorlog
Credit lineVerlangen naar vrede in de zuidelijke Nederlanden, rekenpenning ter ere van Claude van Eycken. 1632. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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