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Civic medal of the city of Haarlem
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Civic medal of the city of Haarlem

Daniel Drappentier · 1688 · striking (metalworking); silver (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Silver medal. Obverse: under fire from arrows, a ship breaks the chain in the middle, which is stretched between two towers of the port of Damiate; on the left tower a flag with a crescent moon flutters; below: crowned coat of arms on palm branches and two crossed bundles of arrows with axes within a legend. Reverse: illuminated by heavenly light, a veiled woman with a wreath in her raised right hand stands between a pillar with an inscription and a printing press; to the left: letter S, to the right: C; section: inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineVroedschapspenning van de stad Haarlem. 1688. Daniel Drappentier. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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