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Medal with Portrait of Queen Astrid Struck at the Brussels Exhibition by the Firm H. Walravens & Cie, 1935

Also known as: Penning met portret van Koningin Astrid geslagen op de tentoonstelling te Brussel door de firma H. Walravens & Cie 1935

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1935

Bronze medal, on the obverse the bust of Queen Astrid of Belgium facing left, on the reverse six lines of text. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-2-0913; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 6.5 cm x weight 123.81 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
bronze (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
diameter 6.5 cm x weight 123.81 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 6.5 cm x weight 123.81 g

Identification

Original title
Penning met portret van Koningin Astrid geslagen op de tentoonstelling te Brussel door de firma H. Walravens & Cie 1935
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
KOG-MP-2-0913
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.

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