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between a pair of wings. In the centre the following 

 verses :— 



DRIE DOGTERS EN TWEE ZOONEN 

 BY DEZEN ECHTE ALTAAR 

 DES HEMELS GUN ST VERTOONEN 

 AAN DIT GEZEGEND PAAR 

 IN VYF EN TWIN TIG JAAREN 

 NA HUN ZOO HEILRYK PAAREN 

 GEVIERT TE JAFFNAP. 1783. 

 Translation. — In five and twenty years after their mar- 

 riage, so happy, God's favour was shown to the blessed pair 

 by three daughters and two sons. Celebrated in Jaffna, 1783. 



Remarks. — The medal is intended to commemorate the 

 silver bruiloft of the above parties. 



Carl Friedrich Schroter was a native of Hildesheim, 

 and arrived in Colombo as a soldaat July, 1751, by the 

 ship " Spanderwaall." He was afterwards Opperkoopman, 

 Colombo, and died there in 1805. Helena Cornelia was the 

 daughter of Barent Kriekenbeek and Catherina Ritmeyer, 

 and was born on the 17th June, 1742. 



Dutch Inscriptions on Gold Medals in Ceylon. 

 34. 



An oval gold medal, studded along the border with gems. 

 On reverse side is embossed a ship in full sail : — 



LAURENS 

 MADERADE BASTO 

 NAUVA RATNA GROOT 

 MODLIAR EN BANACKA VAN 

 COLOMBO WERD DESE TER ERE 



TEKEN WEGENS D'E. COMP. 

 VOOR ZIJN GOEDE GEPRESTEER 

 DIENSTEN VEREERT DOOR 

 D'EDE. HR. LAURENS PYL 

 RAED ORD. VAN INDIA GOYR. 

 EN DIRECT. DESE YLT. CEILON 

 DE KUSTEN MADURE INCHIADOES : 14: JAN: 1686. 



