Medal for Long Service in the Army
Also known as: Medaille voor trouwe dienst bij de landmacht
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1861
Bronze medal with ball without suspension ring, on the obverse ornate letter W on crowned mantle, on the reverse the crowned Dutch coat of arms amidst military attributes, without signature, with legend, in the edge an incuse caduceus mark.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-2-0474; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements width 3.7 cm x height 4.2 cm x weight 26.89 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.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- width 3.7 cm x height 4.2 cm x weight 26.89 g
- Dimensions museum
- width 3.7 cm x height 4.2 cm x weight 26.89 g
Identification
- Original title
- Medaille voor trouwe dienst bij de landmacht
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-2-0474
- Museum classification
- history medal
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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