Caption:
Murder of William I, Prince of Orange-Nassau, by Balthasar Gerard in Delft, Copper Medal. Front: Gerard takes the hat off for Prince of Orange, while he shoots him in the head, left: Philip II, who encourages a murderer within a cover, cut: year. Reverse: shepherd gets bitten by throat, while herding his sheep above inscription inside, Prinsenhof, Willem I (Prince of Orange), Balthasar Gerards, Philip II (King of Spain), Gerard van Bylaer, Dordrecht, 1584, copper (metal), striking (metalworking), d 3 cm × w 5.34 gr