Terugkeer van de Vlaamse steden onder het Spaanse bewind 1584

This 1584 silver medal, "Terugkeer van de Vlaamse steden onder het Spaanse bewind" (Return of the Flemish Cities under Spanish Rule), commemorates the Spanish recapture of several Flemish cities during the Eighty Years’ War. Created by an anonymous artist, the medal displays a symbolic representation of the event, featuring a burning city with a dove and an olive branch above. This small, detailed medal, now housed in the Rijksmuseum, is a valuable artifact of Dutch history and the turbulent 16th century.