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Campaign of Cardinal Andreas
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Campaign of Cardinal Andreas

anonymous · 1599 · 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 with a hole in it. Obverse: crowned cardinal, seated on a throne, surrounded by four councillors within inscription: INVITO NUMINE MDXCIX. Reverse: advance of the Spanish army; above it a hand from the clouds, in which the name Jehovah is written in Hebrew script within inscription: FRUSTRA CONATUR IMPIUS.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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jetonAndreas van OostenrijkTachtigjarige Oorlog
Credit lineVeldtocht van kardinaal Andreas. 1599. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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