Centenary of the Dutch Railways (Vereniging voor Penningkunst 1939, first medal)
Also known as: Eeuwfeest Nederlandse Spoorwegen (Vereniging voor Penningkunst 1939, eerste penning)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1939
Matte black patinated medal, on the obverse the front view of a locomotive beneath a winged wheel, in the field two dates and the NS monogram, on the reverse a 19th-century locomotive between three flags, three people, a horse-drawn barge and three ducklings, with legend, with explanation.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-2-0706; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 6 cm x weight 78.2 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 6 cm x weight 78.2 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 6 cm x weight 78.2 g
Identification
- Original title
- Eeuwfeest Nederlandse Spoorwegen (Vereniging voor Penningkunst 1939, eerste penning)
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-2-0706
- 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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