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City of Emden, civic medal struck in honor of Captain Claes Tholen
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City of Emden, civic medal struck in honor of Captain Claes Tholen

anonymous · 1696 · striking (metalworking); engraving; silver (metal)

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

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Silver medal. Obverse: crowned coat of arms in a cartouche within an inscription. Reverse: two clasped hands from the clouds together hold a bundle of seven arrows fixed under a crown above two crossed leafy branches within an inscription; border inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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vroedschapspenningClaes TholenEmden
Credit lineStad Embden, vroedschapspenning geslagen ter ere van hopman Claes Tholen. 1696. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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