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International Exhibition of Maritime Industry in Naples, in honour of Victor Emmanuel II, King of Italy, medal awarded to the Department of the Navy of the Netherlands

Also known as: Medal

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1871

Silver medal. Obverse: profile bust of Victor Emmanuel II of Italy. Reverse: inscription within a border decorated with military trophies, tendrils, and other ornaments, and circumscription.

With box. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-MC-1376; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4.3 cm x weight 36.62 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
silver (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
diameter 4.3 cm x weight 36.62 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 4.3 cm x weight 36.62 g

Design

Obverse
profile bust of Victor Emmanuel II of Italy.
Reverse
inscription within a border decorated with military trophies, tendrils, and other ornaments, and circumscription. With box.

Identification

Original title
Internationale tentoonstelling van maritieme industrie te Napels, ter ere van Victor Emanuel II, koning van Italië, penning uitgereikt aan het Departement van Marine van Nederland
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-MC-1376
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.

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