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Alessandro Farnese, Prince of Parma and Piacenza, Appointed Governor-General of the Netherlands, Accounting Medal of the Council of Finances
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Alessandro Farnese, Prince of Parma and Piacenza, Appointed Governor-General of the Netherlands, Accounting Medal of the Council of Finances

anonymous · 1578 · 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: two crowned coats of arms, of which the left is draped with the Order of the Golden Fleece under date within inscription. Reverse: crowned coat of arms, draped with the Order of the Golden Fleece within inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
jetonPhilip II of SpainRaad van FinanciënAlbert Casimir van Saksen-TeschenLow CountriesTachtigjarige Oorlog
Credit lineAlessandro Farnese, prins van Parma en Piacenza benoemd tot landvoogd der Nederlanden, rekenpenning van de raad van Financiën. 1578. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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