Medal of the "Defenders of Independence", 1878
Also known as: Medalia „Apărătorilor Independenței”, 1878
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1878
Medal of the "Defenders of Independence" is held by National Museum of Romanian History (Romania), dated 1878. Description supplied by the holding institution: obverse: Allegorical composition - Romania standing on captured weapons and flags, holding a laurel wreath in her right hand, while leaning on a sword with the right [hand].
Next to her, below on the right, an eagle appears, and on the left a Victory holding the flag. In the background on the Danube a steamship can be seen. The collection record gives measurements diameter: 31 mm; mass: 164 g - total weight; maximum diameter: 31 mm. Published through Europeana; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- diametru: 31 mm; masa: 164 g - greutate totală; diametrul maxim: 31 mm
Identification
- Europeana id
- /2048047/Clasate_bc39fa396d874b6a863acd19911b001b
- Museum object name
- Medalia „Apărătorilor Independenței”
- Holding institution
- National Museum of Romanian History
Catalogue references
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