Creation of a monument in Den Hout near Haarlem by mayors and council, in honor of the fourth centenary of the invention of the printing press, Zilveren penning. Front: monument decorated with wreathed coat of arms and beuketak, row of trees on either side, cut off: crowned coat of arms, flanked by two lions. Reverse: inscription within two braided bundles, in which three medallions hang: above the letter A, on the left a snake round and on the right a burning oil lamp, Den Hout, Laurens Janszoon Coster, Vries & Zoon, Netherlands, 1823, silver (metal), striking (metalworking), d 3.5 cm × w 15.15 gr
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Creation, monument, Den Hout, Haarlem, mayors, council, honor, fourth centenary, invention, printing press, Zilveren penning, Front, monument decorated, wreathed coat, arms, beuketak, row, trees, side, cut off, crowned coat, flanked, two lions, Reverse, inscription within two braided bundles, three medallions hang, letter A, left, snake round, right, burning oil lamp, Laurens Janszoon Coster, Vries & Zoon, Netherlands, 1823, black-and-white, metal, striking, metalworking
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