Medal "Defenders of Independence", 1878
Also known as: Medalia „Apărătorii Independenței”, 1878
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1878
Medal "Defenders of Independence", 1878 is held by Neamț National Museum Complex, dated 1878. Museum description: obverse: The Genius of Romania is stamped in relief, represented by the figure of a woman leaning on a sword and holding a wreath in her right hand.
Under her feet are flags and cannons. At the lower right is the eagle, behind which an angel holds the crowned flag, and in the distance the gleam of the Danube.; reverse: Features the princely cipher, two back-to-back and interlaced Cs, surmounted by a crown, beneath which appears in 5 lines the inscription - „Apărătorilor Independenței în Războiul 1877-1878”, surrounded by a garland of laurel and oak leaves.; shape: Circular The museum record gives measurements diameter: 30.
These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Dimensions
- diametru: 30
Identification
- Europeana id
- /2048047/Clasate_6146f7a93f214d299b0850f7d0f262d3
- Museum object name
- Medalia „Apărătorii Independenței”
- Holding institution
- Neamț National Museum Complex
Catalogue references
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