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containing armed men. Above the city and below a shield charged with 

 its coat of arms a hand appears holding a heart, projecting from a cloud 

 and surrounded by luminous rays. The inscription consists of these Hol- 

 landish verses : 



Ons hert en handt 



Is VOOIl HEX LANDT. 



On the reverse a garland of olives encloses the words Godt Heept ons 

 Bewaert. 



Around the wreath is the inscription, Zyn Hoogheyt Willem Prins 

 Van Orange heeft de Stadt Amsterdam beleegert den 30 July 



ENDE WEDEROM AfGETROCKEN DEN 4 AUGUSTY, 1650. 



This medal appears to have been chased entirely by hand, and not to 

 have been struck from a die. Dissensions arose among the States compris- 

 ing the Dutch Federation during the early summer of 1650, and the 

 Prince of Orange after endeavoring to procure a peaceable settlement of 

 the existing difficulties resolved to obtain justice by force of arms. To this 

 end he sent a secret order to the troops in garrison at Nimeguen, Arnheim 

 and elsewhere to march agaiust Amsterdam, rendezvousing there on the 

 30th day of June, at an early hour of the morning to force the sturdy 

 burghers into submission. The Prince joined the army, after arresting 

 t reacherously six of the prominent men of Horn, Delft, Dort and Harlem, and 

 proceeded in his enterprise, which, however, failed of success, the citizens 

 of Amsterdam having received timely warning. They had placed them- 

 selves in a condition of defense, and were prepared to open the sluices and 

 dykes in order if necessary to flood the country, and render it uninhabita- 

 ble for an army. 



The Prince seeing that he could not capture the city had recourse to ne- 

 gotiations, the result of which was that after an agreement had with the 

 Burghers he withdrew his troops from before the city on the 4th of 

 August, 1650. 



The present medal is one of a series struck to commemorate this oc- 

 currence. (Van Loon Vol. II. p. 329 et seq.) 



A beautiful silver medal bearing on the obverse a Janus bust on a pedes- 

 tal, female head facing left, male head facing right. Above is the inscrip- 

 tion, 



VERGANGEXHEIT, GEGEXWART, ZUKU^FT, 



AUS AL,T,EN SCIIOEPFE D[R FrEUDEN. 



Reverse. Upon a band in centre extending from side to side of the 

 medal is the sign of Aquarius, between Capricornus and Pisces. Above is 

 the sun in full glory, sending down beams which fill the whole field and 

 penetrate a cloud which is below the band referred to. 



A grand silver medal commemorates the repulse of the Turks before the 

 City of Zenta on the Theiss. 



Obverse. A river god standing holding on his left hand a victory which 



