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Philip of Anjou Accepts the Spanish Throne, Commemorative Medal Struck in Honor of N. Paignon, of the First Provostship of Commerce in Paris
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Silver medal. Obverse: French rooster seizing the Golden Fleece, which hangs on a Spanish pomegranate tree and is in vain guarded by a leopard and a lion with a bundle of arrows in its claw within an inscription; lower edge: inscription. Reverse: ship at sea under the all-seeing eye within an inscription.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineFilips van Anjou accepteert de Spaanse troon, rekenpenning geslagen ter ere van N. Paignon, van het eerste provoostschap van de koophandel te Parijs. 1700. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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