Peace of Breda and destruction of the English fleet at Chatham (Mala Bestia medal)
Also known as: Vrede van Breda en vernietiging van de Engelse vloot bij Chatham (Mala Bestia-penning)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1667
Silver medal. Obverse: Dutch maiden with sceptre and spear with bundle of arrows tramples Envy lying on the ground between a lion and a lamb, in the background the burning of the English fleet at Chatham within legend.
Reverse: Dutch maiden with a sword with olive wreath in one hand, in the other a caduceus and cornucopia standing on military gear, in the background merchant ships; above, a hand from the clouds holds two tied coats of arms and a pennant with inscription; edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-C-2017-180; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 7.2 cm.
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
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 7.2 cm
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 7.2 cm
Design
- Obverse
- Dutch maiden with sceptre and spear with bundle of arrows tramples Envy lying on the ground between a lion and a lamb, in the background the burning of the English fleet at Chatham within legend.
- Reverse
- Dutch maiden with a sword with olive wreath in one hand, in the other a caduceus and cornucopia standing on military gear, in the background merchant ships; above, a hand from the clouds holds two tied coats of arms and a pennant with inscription; edge lettering.
Identification
- Original title
- Vrede van Breda en vernietiging van de Engelse vloot bij Chatham (Mala Bestia-penning)
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-C-2017-180
- Museum classification
- 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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