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Medal - Annexation of Leiden harbour
| Location | Dutch Republic |
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| Year | 1683 |
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| Diameter | 48.3 mm |
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| Obverse description | A robed allegorical female figure (Navigation) standing on a globe at centre, holding a ship model under her right arm and a cornucopia in her left hand, with a waterscape behind showing a distant coastline to the left and a sailing vessel with a rising sun to the right. The legend NAVIGATIO arcs above in the field, with the date 1683 in the exergue below. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A panoramic view of Leiden in the middle ground, with buildings and windmills visible on the horizon; in the foreground a horseman on a towpath pulls a boat along a canal toward a lock gate at left, with a billowing cloud at upper left. At the top of the field, an ornate crowned coat of arms of the city of Leiden flanked by smaller heraldic shields of the four burgomasters is depicted in high relief. The Latin legend arcs around the upper border. |
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