Peace relay from Moscow to Amsterdam, medal donated by participants of the journey during a visit to the Rijksmuseum
Also known as: Vredesestafette van Moskou naar Amsterdam, penning door deelnemers van tocht bij een bezoek aan het Rijksmuseum geschonken
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1989
Square medal with rounded corners. Obverse: flying dove above three unknown objects; on the right a diagonal four-part bar below inscription within an inscription.
Reverse: map of Europe with a line connecting Moscow, Warsaw, Prague, Bonn, Brussels and Amsterdam below inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-1989-7-1; its record gives material recorded as alloy, gilt paint; technique striking (metalworking), painting; measurements length 5.9 cm x width 5.8 cm x weight 157.22 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
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- alloy, gilt paint
- Technique
- striking (metalworking), painting
- Measurements
- length 5.9 cm x width 5.8 cm x weight 157.22 g
- Dimensions museum
- length 5.9 cm x width 5.8 cm x weight 157.22 g
Design
- Obverse
- flying dove above three unknown objects; on the right a diagonal four-part bar below inscription within an inscription.
- Reverse
- map of Europe with a line connecting Moscow, Warsaw, Prague, Bonn, Brussels and Amsterdam below inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Vredesestafette van Moskou naar Amsterdam, penning door deelnemers van tocht bij een bezoek aan het Rijksmuseum geschonken
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-1989-7-1
- 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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