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Frédéric de Marselaer, intendant of the canal of Brussels
| Location | Spanish Netherlands |
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| Year | 1637 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the armorial achievement of the Marselaer family: a shield charged with lozenges, surmounted by a plumed helm, and supported by two rampant greyhounds. The whole is enclosed within a beaded border with the Latin legend distributed around the periphery. |
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| Reverse description | The field depicts a canal scene with a sailing vessel underway on the water, flanked by a winged figure (St. Michael) at left holding a cross and an anchor, and a figure of Mercury at right. The foreground shows a cornucopia and flowering plants, alluding to the prosperity brought by the canal. The Latin legend runs around the periphery within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse lettering | QVI ÆQVORIS ÆQVE ORBIS DNS |
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