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Thanksgiving Day for the Destruction of the Spanish Armada
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Thanksgiving Day for the Destruction of the Spanish Armada

anonymous · 1589 · 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: woman with an open book with inscription in the right hand and a palm branch in the left hand, seated in a triumphal chariot within an inscription. Reverse: nest with two small birds in a tree, collectively defending themselves against a large bird between inscriptions within an inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
jetonTachtigjarige OorlogVergaan van de Spaanse Armada
Credit lineDankdag op het vergaan van de Spaanse armada. 1589. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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