Lot 1124
Lot 31124 > West Friesland. Provincial silver "Reopening Maritime Commerce" Medal 1594 AU50 NGC, Van Loon-I-pg. 488var (undated), Betts-16var (there, dated 1596), Fonrobert-Unl., VC-1. 53mm. Unsigned. Commemorating the First Commercial Expedition to Brazil. SIDERE PROFICIANT DEXTRO NEPTVNIA REGNA, Neptune seated left on dolphin, trident in right hand; in the distance, two vessels under sail and a city illuminated by rays of glory proceeding from the name Jehovah (written in Hebrew) / INSGNIA FRISIÆ CISRENANÆ, arms of seven cities of Holland on small shields, with their names on scrolls between the devices on an outer circle; in field, two lions holding a crown above the arms of West Friesland. An extremely rare medal from the period of Dutch colonialism in Brazil, punctuated throughout by luminous cobalt tones from long-time envelope storage. Ex. Dresden Collection
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