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A Dutch silver medal
Commemorating the building of the Amsterdam Townhall at the Dam square, one side decorated with a view of the townhall and the Nieuwe Kerk surrounded by masses of people and Mercurius flying above, inscribed FUIT HAEC SAPIENTA QUONDAM, the backside decorated with a view of Amsterdam seen from the river Y with a mythological lady flanked by two lions holding coat-of-arms in the front and surrounded by thirty-six coat-of-arms, the side inscribed with the names of various burgomasters Corn./Degraeff/Joan/Huydecoper/Henr./Theod./Spiegel/Simon./Ab./Hoorn Coss./Corn./Witsen/Nicol./Tulp/Aedil./MDCLIX
7cm. (2in.) diam.
Commemorating the building of the Amsterdam Townhall at the Dam square, one side decorated with a view of the townhall and the Nieuwe Kerk surrounded by masses of people and Mercurius flying above, inscribed FUIT HAEC SAPIENTA QUONDAM, the backside decorated with a view of Amsterdam seen from the river Y with a mythological lady flanked by two lions holding coat-of-arms in the front and surrounded by thirty-six coat-of-arms, the side inscribed with the names of various burgomasters Corn./Degraeff/Joan/Huydecoper/Henr./Theod./Spiegel/Simon./Ab./Hoorn Coss./Corn./Witsen/Nicol./Tulp/Aedil./MDCLIX
7cm. (2in.) diam.