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Medal - Opening of the new city hall Amsterdam
| Location | Dutch Republic |
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| Year | 1655 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse description | Detailed view of the new Amsterdam City Hall in the centre of the field, with the Nieuwe Kerk visible to the right; in the foreground, Dam Square is filled with a celebrating crowd, and the allegorical figure of Amphion is seated left amid ruins of the old City Hall, playing his lyre, his feet resting on a fallen column capital bearing an inscription. In the upper field, Mercury flies left holding a caduceus, while the Amsterdam coat of arms appears at the top; the Latin legend runs around the border within a beaded circle. |
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| Obverse lettering | FUIT HAEC SAPIENTIA QUONDAM OMNIBUS IDEM |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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