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Destruction of monasteries in The Hague and Workum
| Location | Dutch Republic |
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| Year | 1584 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | An angel in flight, depicted moving to the right, casting a large millstone into the sea. Below, a sailing vessel is shown on stylized waves, with a city or architectural view to the left. The circumferential Latin legend reads around the inner border with the date 1584. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The central field depicts a burning city with architectural structures including a church or monastery engulfed in flames, representing the destruction of Babylon. A lamenting female figure is shown in the lower left field. The circumferential Latin legend runs around the inner border. |
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