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Two Medals or Coins of Holland
Major collection: Hart Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: Place made: Netherlands, North Holland, Amsterdam
Date made: 1688-1690
Materials: ink; laid paper
Measurements: 7 1/2 in x 4 1/2 in
Nomenclature: decorative
Classification: whales
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Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: Place made: Netherlands, North Holland, Amsterdam
Date made: 1688-1690
Materials: ink; laid paper
Measurements: 7 1/2 in x 4 1/2 in
Nomenclature: decorative
Classification: whales
Monochrome engraving depicting the front and back of two coins or medals. Top, a coin with a lion chairing a horse over the sea on one side, and three ships on the other. Dated 1602. Bottom, another coin from 1602, with the coat of arms of Zeeland on one side and a ship on the other. Figure is labeled "24".
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