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The Duke of Alba receives from Pius V as thanks a consecrated hat and sword, a medal at the festivities on that occasion and as a warning for coming misfortune
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The Duke of Alba receives from Pius V as thanks a consecrated hat and sword, a medal at the festivities on that occasion and as a warning for coming misfortune

anonymous · 1569 · 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: orb with inscription between the year within an inscription. Reverse: man in a long cloak with a hood, standing with arms crossed in front of a house within an inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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jetonPius V
Credit lineDe hertog van Alva ontvangt van Pius V als dank een gewijde hoed en degen, penning op de feestelijkheden bij die gelegenheid en als waarschuwing voor komend onheil. 1569. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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