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Vroedschapspenning of the city of Emden
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Vroedschapspenning of the city of Emden

Barend Christiaan van Calker · 1795 · 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: view of a city on water with five ships sailing; above: crowned eagle with scepter and orb, illuminated by sunlight within border inscription; lower section: inscription interrupted by a crowned coat of arms on two crossed palm branches. Reverse: two clasped hands holding a crown resting on a scepter within a wreath of palm branches and border inscription above the year and signature.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineVroedschapspenning van de stad Embden. 1795. Barend Christiaan van Calker. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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