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Mounted Wax Seal Impression of the Great Seal of the City of Haarlem, Netherlands - This item is a mounted wax seal impression, specifically a cast of the Great Seal of the City of Haarlem, Netherlands. The circular dark green wax impression features the city heraldry, including a central shield with a vertical sword pointed upwards, surmounted by a cross and flanked by stars. The shield is supported by two lions rampant, with a stylized tree representing the Haarlemmerhout forest positioned above the device. The circular Latin legend on the seal includes the text SIGILLVM OPPIDI HAERLEMENSIS. The seal is mounted on a square brown fiberboard card. Handwritten inscriptions in black ink on the mount identify the subject as HAARLEM and provide the date Aº 1451, which refers to the year the city was granted its Great Seal. Additional text on the mount includes Gr. 2 and R= SIGILLVM- OPPIDI- -MAIVS- HAERLEMENSIS, translating to the Great Seal of the Town of Haarlem. This piece is characteristic of archival or museum-quality casts produced in the late 19th or early 20th century for historical study and collection. Mount: 4 x 4 inches Seal: 3.5 inches in diameter.