Funeral medal following the death of Laurens Pit, among others. governor of Coromandel from 1652 to 1663 and Council of India from 1662 to 1678, on June 29, 1684 in Batavia, cast gold oval medallion with cord edging, vz: skeleton facing the spectator holding scythe in left hand and burning torch in right hand, and with both hands also a cloth with a text engraved in it, kz: coat of arms with stone pit inside triangle and left and right branches with leaves, coat of arms is crowned with a helmet above which winged animal sticks out with branch in legs, and is surrounded by lubed decorations, In

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