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Medal struck on the elevation of the Prince of Orange to stadtholder, distributed to the citizens on guard in the city of Amsterdam in honor of the prince's passage through the city, 1747
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Sheet with representations of both sides of the medal on the elevation of the Prince of Orange to Stadtholder, distributed by the Magistrate and Council of the city of Amsterdam to the citizens on guard in the city of Amsterdam in honor of the prince's passage through the city, 12 May 1747. The medal is referred to in the explanation as a screw medal. On the sheet below the plate an explanation of the representation on the medal and a clink.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit linePenning op de verheffing van de prins van Oranje tot stadhouder, uitgedeeld aan de wachthebbende burgers van de stad Amsterdam ter ere van de doortocht van de prins door de stad, 1747. 1747. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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