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Medal dedicated to the coronation of Joseph II as King of the Romans, 1764

Also known as: Medalie dedicată încoronării lui Iosif II ca rege roman, 1764

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1764

Medal dedicated to the coronation of Joseph II as King of the Romans is held by National Museum of Transylvanian History (Romania), dated 1764. Description supplied by the holding institution: Edge: smooth; Obverse: imperial crown; Reverse: under the Eye of God, surrounded by a cloud, the terrestrial globe; on the globe are crossed a rudder and sword wrapped in laurel branches; Obverse legend: IOSEPHUS/ HUNG: BOHEM: ETC./ PRINC: HERED:/ ARCHID: AUSTR: ETC./ ELECTUS/ IN. REGEM. ROM:/ CORONATUS/ FRANC: 3• / 1764•; Reverse legend: VIRTVTE ET EXEMPLO; Obverse-reverse orientation: 12; Shape: Circular The collection record gives measurements 24,5 mm; 4,017 g. 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
24,5 mm; 4,017 g

Identification

Europeana id
/953/Culturalia_0116d4f2_330a_4fce_bdff_fdce0ccf8f56
Museum object name
Medalie dedicată încoronării lui Iosif II ca rege roman
Holding institution
National Museum of Transylvanian History

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