medal, Johan George Holtzhey, 1797, General: x (35 x 2mm), Weight: , house, woman, tree, Silver medal, minted for rescuing drowning persons, or a drowning man token, awarded to J. de Leu, 1797. On the obverse is a reclining drowning man on a bank. Behind the drowning man is a kneeling female figure in a pleated robe, holding back Death (depicted as a skeleton). In the left background is a house with trees. At the bottom of the scene is HOLTZHEY FEC .. Surrounded by the circular REDDITUR HIC ENECTUS AQUIS PATRIAEQUE SUISQUE .. On the back is a wreath of oak leaves with a bow

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