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Fire engine medal from an unknown place, probably Rotterdam or Middelburg
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Fire engine medal from an unknown place, probably Rotterdam or Middelburg

anonymous · c. 1650 - c. 1800 · engraving; brass (alloy)

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

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Brass medal. Obverse: two crossed anchors; between them the letters I, D and F within a hatched border. Reverse: letters B and S (fire engine?); above them No 16 (for the person?), below them letter B (engine B?).

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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medaladmiraliteitspenningbrandspuitpenning
Credit lineBrandspuitpenning van een onbekende plaats, waarschijnlijk Rotterdam of Middelburg. c. 1650 - c. 1800. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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