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Medal of honour for the Burgher Cavalry in Batavia (obverse) 1727

Also known as: Erepenning voor de Borger Cavalerie te Batavia (voorzijde) 1727

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1727

Silver-plated electrotype reproduction of the obverse of the medal: a horseman to the right with legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-2-1567; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); measurements diameter 5 cm x weight 9.32 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.

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Physical characteristics

Material
copper (metal)
Measurements
diameter 5 cm x weight 9.32 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 5 cm x weight 9.32 g

Identification

Original title
Erepenning voor de Borger Cavalerie te Batavia (voorzijde) 1727
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
KOG-MP-2-1567
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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