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's-Hertogenbosch, council medal on the Peace of Utrecht
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's-Hertogenbosch, council medal on the Peace of Utrecht

Theodorus Casparus van Berckel · 1713 · 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: view of the city from the south, illuminated by a radiant sun; in the foreground: St. Antonieschans, the road and a small boat; right: seated Minerva with a spear in her right hand and her left arm resting on a shield, and an owl with spread wings; truncation: monogram of the letters S, P, Q and S in a cartouche decorated with twigs. Reverse: Peace with a palm branch and a caduceus in her hands, standing between two columns; left: bound Mars, seated before a pile of weapons; right: two children, representing Justice with a sword and scales and Religion with an open book, seated next to a smoking pot; between them: a cornucopia filled within an inscription; truncation: year above a decorative motif.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit line's-Hertogenbosch, vroedschapspenning op de vrede van Utrecht. 1713. Theodorus Casparus van Berckel. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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