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's-Hertogenbosch, council medal on the construction of the stone road from 's-Hertogenbosch to Eindhoven
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 under a banner with inscription; in the foreground: St. Antonieschans, Fort Isabella and a road; to the right: a small boat, three haystacks and a mower with a scythe to the right; cut: inscription. Reverse: Mercury standing on a bale holds a caduceus in his left hand, while with his other hand he points to a seated woman representing the city of 's-Hertogenbosch, leaning on a coat of arms, at a cornucopia, basket and barrel within an inscription; cut: star.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit line's-Hertogenbosch, vroedschapspenning op de aanleg van de steenweg van 's-Hertogenbosch naar Eindhoven. 1741. Theodorus Everardus van Berckel. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.