Origin of armed societies in the Netherlands, medal awarded to van Wesel, member of the 'Tot nut der schutterij' arms association, member of the 'Tot nut der schutterij' arms association. Silver medal with hole in it on support ring. Front: irradiated by sunlight, Liberty with hat on spear in left and oak wreath stands in outstretched right hand on pedestal, trampling yoke, chains and torch, left: firing civilian corps, right: marching civilian corps, in the foreground: drum, tent, rifles within a wrap, cut: signature. Reverse: inscription in oak and myrtle branch bound to a wreath
Origin of armed societies in the Netherlands, medal awarded to van Wesel, member of the 'Tot nut der schutterij' arms association, member of the 'Tot nut der schutterij' arms association. Silver medal with hole in it on support ring. Front: irradiated by sunlight, Liberty with hat on spear in left and oak wreath stands in outstretched right hand on pedestal, trampling yoke, chains and torch, left: firing civilian corps, right: marching civilian corps, in the foreground: drum, tent, rifles within a wrap, cut: signature. Reverse: inscription in oak and myrtle branch bound to a wreath, connected by bundle of arrows within omschrift, Netherlands, van Wesel, Johannes Michiel Lageman, Amsterdam, 1784 - 1785, silver (metal), striking (metalworking), d cm × w gr
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