1747. Mr. Johan Roukens, Schepen en Raad van Nijmegen

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Mr. Johan Roukens, Alderman and counselor of the city of Nijmegen from the collection of Laurens Schulman BV

1747. Mr. Johan Roukens, Schepen en Raad van Nijmegen | Laurens Schulman

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Op de door de storm verhinderde plundering van zijn huis

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Voorzijde: Schaap wordt van alle kanten door roofdieren bedreigd

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UPC	MHC0732a
Price	€150.00
Kwaliteit	Gedeeltelijk originele koperkleur. Prachtig.

Diameter	35 mm
Jaar	1747
Materiaal	Koper / Brons
Referentie	VvL. 319

Title	A bronze medal, commemorating the prevented looting of the house of Mr. Johan Roukens, alderman and counsellor of the city of Nijmegen.On 9 December 1747 had the house Hof van Batenburg, inhabited by Johan Roukens and his wife Agneta Verspijck , a great prince-minded crowd gathered who wanted to storm the building because Roukens had voted against the appointment of the Prince of Orange as governor. As a violent storm broke out at that time , the looting was canceled.The obverse is a symbolism of threat: sheep surrounded by predators.

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A bronze medal, commemorating the prevented looting of the house of Mr. Johan Roukens, alderman and counsellor of the city of Nijmegen.On 9 December 1747 had the house Hof van Batenburg, inhabited by Johan Roukens and his wife Agneta Verspijck , a great prince-minded crowd gathered who wanted to storm the building because Roukens had voted against the appointment of the Prince of Orange as governor. As a violent storm broke out at that time , the looting was canceled.The obverse is a symbolism of threat: sheep surrounded by predators.