English medal on the marriage of the Prince of Wales to Alexandra of Denmark, 1863
Also known as: Engelse penning op het huwelijk van de Prince of Wales met Alexandra van Denemarken 1863
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1863
Pewter medal with incomplete piercing, on the obverse the conjoined busts of Albert and Alexandra facing right with legend, on the reverse ten lines of text beneath three peacock feathers within a floral wreath.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-2-1972; its record gives material recorded as tin (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 5.1 cm x weight 34.55 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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Physical characteristics
- Material
- tin (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 5.1 cm x weight 34.55 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 5.1 cm x weight 34.55 g
Identification
- Original title
- Engelse penning op het huwelijk van de Prince of Wales met Alexandra van Denemarken 1863
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-2-1972
- 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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