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An image showing 'Medal commemorating the inauguration of the City Hall of Amsterdam, 1655; obverse'
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Medal commemorating the inauguration of the City Hall of Amsterdam, 1655

Medal commemorating the inauguration of the City Hall of Amsterdam, 1655. Obverse: View of the city hall, Amsterdam, Amphion playing the lyre and figures in foreground, Mercury flying overhead. Legend: 'FUIT HAEC SAPIENTIA QUONDAM'. Reverse: Starboard broadside view of a galley being rowed, foresail and main topsail set. Legend: 'PELAGUS QUANTOS APERIMUS IN USUS!'.
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Object details

ID: MEC0109
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Display - QH
Creator: Pool, J.
Places: Netherlands
Events: Opening of the Royal Palace of Amsterdam, 1655
Date made: 1655
Exhibition: The Van de Veldes: Greenwich, Art and the Sea
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 70 mm