Allegory on the renunciation by the States General of Philip II; king of Spain as lord of the Netherlands; Copper Medal. Obverse: man with morning star in hand tries to force dog to eat again what he has vomited within the scope; cut: year. Reverse: man with morning star in hand is struck by arrow from clouds in chest; while dog flees within circumference; Netherlands; Philip II (King of Spain); States General; Gerard van Bylaer; Dordrecht; 1581; copper (metal); striking (metalworking); d 3 cm x w 5.70 gr