Stillen van het aansprekersoproer te Amsterdam, ter ere van Jan Buste, adelborst onder Gilles van Heemert, kapitein in wijk 23 1696

This silver medal, created by Dutch artist Reynier Arondeaux in 1696, commemorates the suppression of an uprising in Amsterdam. The obverse features a depiction of Neptune, the Roman god of the sea, standing on a ship and holding a trident. The reverse depicts a ship sailing on a calm sea with a banner commemorating the event. The medal, a small object only 3.8 centimeters in diameter, provides a historical snapshot of a significant event in Amsterdam’s history.