Decoration for the honorary members of the Saint George civic guard in Dordrecht 1784
Also known as: Ereteken voor de honoraire leden van de schutterij Sint Joris te Dordrecht 1784
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1784
Silver medal with suspension loop; on the obverse Saint George fighting the dragon surrounded by collars of the Orders of the Golden Fleece and of the Holy Spirit, both suspended from a crossbow at the top; on the reverse seven lines of text below a Dordrecht coat of arms.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-2-0403; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique pressing; measurements diameter 3.6 cm x height 4.4 cm x weight 18.1 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
- pressing
- Measurements
- diameter 3.6 cm x height 4.4 cm x weight 18.1 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.6 cm x height 4.4 cm x weight 18.1 g
Identification
- Original title
- Ereteken voor de honoraire leden van de schutterij Sint Joris te Dordrecht 1784
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-2-0403
- Museum classification
- draagteken · history medal
Catalogue references
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