Medal for volunteers of the popular uprising in The Hague on 17 November 1813
Also known as: Penning voor vrijwilligers van de volksopstand in Den Haag op 17 november 1813
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1817-11-17
Medal for volunteers of the popular uprising in The Hague on 17 November 1813. The medal consists of a yellow ribbon with a black stripe on either side. On the obverse, two crossed smallswords, surrounded by the text: "Voor vaderland en Oranje".
On the reverse, the text: "XVII November MDCCCXIII". Subject headings within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Military affairs, Civic arming. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-ZG-1-5-73; its record gives material recorded as linen (material), metal; technique striking (metalworking), weaving, forging; measurements height 46 mm x width 20 mm. 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
- linen (material), metal
- Technique
- striking (metalworking), weaving, forging
- Measurements
- height 46 mm x width 20 mm
- Dimensions museum
- height 46 mm x width 20 mm
Identification
- Original title
- Penning voor vrijwilligers van de volksopstand in Den Haag op 17 november 1813
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-ZG-1-5-73
- Museum classification
- draagpenning · medal
Catalogue references
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