Repulsion by the States General of Philip II, King of Spain as lord of the Netherlands, Copper Medal. Front: under the direction of Philip II, depicted as a watching man with a crown and scepter, kneeling Spanish soldier ties the feet of a sitting woman, representing the Netherlands, the Dutch lion comes to the rescue within the background. Reverse: man, representing Willem van Oranje, and woman with freedom hat, representing Netherlands, between the two: lying Dutch lion and broken buoys within the circumference, Netherlands, Philip II (King of Spain), Willem I (Prince of Orange), States Gene

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Photo credit: © Gibon Art / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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