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Medal with an emblem and the names of the Electors of Cologne
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Medal with an emblem and the names of the Electors of Cologne

anonymous · 1685 - 1720 · etching; paper

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

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Design of a round medallion with, in six concentric circles, the names of the Electors of Cologne and their years of reign, beginning with Archbishop Henry II of Virneburg and ending with Joseph Clement of Bavaria. In the center of the medallion an emblem with a burning cross on the left and a mirror on the right. The motto of the emblem reads: "Malefibo incend itur igni".

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Credit linePenning met een embleem en de namen van de keurvorsten van Keulen. 1685 - 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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