Medal of honour for the district masters in Amsterdam during the 1832 cholera epidemic, in the name of G. Ahlers
Also known as: Erepenning voor de wijkmeesters te Amsterdam bij de choleraepidemie 1832 op naam van G. Ahlers
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1832
Silver medal, on the obverse the crowned coat of arms of Amsterdam with supporters, with legend and exergue inscription, on the reverse BLIJK VAN ERKENTENIS AAN beneath which is an area for inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-2-0124; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking), blocked; measurements diameter 3 cm x weight 7.19 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking), blocked
- Measurements
- diameter 3 cm x weight 7.19 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3 cm x weight 7.19 g
Identification
- Original title
- Erepenning voor de wijkmeesters te Amsterdam bij de choleraepidemie 1832 op naam van G. Ahlers
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-2-0124
- Museum classification
- history medal
Catalogue references
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