Penning ter gelegenheid van het afleggen van de eed door de schutterij van Utrecht, 1786 1786

This is a 1786 engraving by an anonymous artist depicting a silver commemorative coin, or "gedenpenning." The coin was struck to celebrate the swearing in of a new city government in Utrecht, Netherlands. The design of the coin is not shown in detail in the engraving, but the inscription on the coin refers to the "Schutterij van Utrecht," a civic militia. The engraving's detailed text provides a historical record of the event. This engraving is a good example of 18th-century Dutch printmaking and would be of interest to those researching the history of the Netherlands.