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Two medals of Carel Willem Jamin and Benjamin Jamin from 1739 and 1725
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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On the obverse of the upper medal: the initials WG with grape clusters; on the reverse the name and date. On the obverse of the second medal: Aesculapius leaning with his right hand on a staff of snakes (esculap) and his left hand under his mantle, standing between two vases with plants on a pedestal; in the background the wall of a building; on the reverse: the crowned coat of arms of Amsterdam between two cornucopias filled with plenty above an ointment spatula around which a snake coils, lying on a pedestal with an inscription.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineTwee penningen van Carel Willem Jamin en Benjamin Jamin uit 1739 en 1725. in or after 1739 - 1899. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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