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Council Medal of the City of 's-Hertogenbosch
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Council Medal of the City of 's-Hertogenbosch

Theodorus Casparus van Berckel · 1705 · 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 side under a banner with inscription; in the foreground: St. Anthony's Schans and the road; below crowned coat of arms, flanked by two wild men with clubs. Reverse: open book on an altar, the base of which bears a monogram of letters S and C, illuminated by an all-seeing eye in a rayed halo; to the left of the altar: Justice, who with her right hand holds a sword and scales above a small tree and in her left hand a palm branch; to the right: Industry, with her gaze directed heavenwards, beehive in her left hand and left foot resting on a spade leaning against a small tree within inscription; lower section: year.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineVroedschapspenning van de stad 's-Hertogenbosch. 1705. Theodorus Casparus van Berckel. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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