Creation of a monument in Den Hout near Haarlem by mayors and council, in honor of the fourth centenary of the invention of the printing press, Zilveren penning. Front: monument decorated with wreathed coat of arms and beuketak, row of trees on either side, cut off: crowned coat of arms, flanked by two lions. Reverse: inscription within two braided bundles, in which three medallions hang: above the letter A, on the left a snake round and on the right a burning oil lamp, Den Hout, Laurens Janszoon Coster, Vries & Zoon, Netherlands, 1823, silver (metal), striking (metalworking), d cm × w 15.

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Creation of a monument in Den Hout near Haarlem by mayors and council, in honor of the fourth centenary of the invention of the printing press, Zilveren penning. Front: monument decorated with wreathed coat of arms and beuketak, row of trees on either side, cut off: crowned coat of arms, flanked by two lions. Reverse: inscription within two braided bundles, in which three medallions hang: above the letter A, on the left a snake round and on the right a burning oil lamp, Den Hout, Laurens Janszoon Coster, Vries & Zoon, Netherlands, 1823, silver (metal), striking (metalworking), d cm × w gr

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