King William I (Vereniging voor Penningkunst 1928, first medal)
Also known as: Koning Willem I (Vereniging voor Penningkunst 1928, eerste penning)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1928
Bronze medal, on the obverse the bust of William I in three-quarter view from the right, on the reverse a text banner behind which a caduceus with petasos, a trident with dolphin and a hammer with a winged gear, with legend, with explanation.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-2-0626; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 5.9 cm x weight 57.32 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
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 5.9 cm x weight 57.32 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 5.9 cm x weight 57.32 g
Identification
- Original title
- Koning Willem I (Vereniging voor Penningkunst 1928, eerste penning)
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-2-0626
- 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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