Medal with portrait of Rudolph II, German Emperor
Also known as: Penning met portret Rudolph II, Duits keizer
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1603 - 1608
Gold medal with portrait of Rudolph II: Obverse: bust seen from the front and from the right, with laurel wreath, ruff collar, armour, and badge of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Circumscription: RUDOLPHUS II RO(manorum) IM(perator) REX HU(ngariae) BO(emiae). Beaded rim. Reverse: Zodiac, below a capricorn, above a crowned eagle flying towards two stars. Circumscription: FULGET CAES (areum) ASTRUM. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-NM-12239; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique casting; measurements diameter 3.3 cm x weight 10.85 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
- gold (metal)
- Technique
- casting
- Measurements
- diameter 3.3 cm x weight 10.85 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.3 cm x weight 10.85 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust seen from the front and from the right, with laurel wreath, ruff collar, armour, and badge of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Circumscription: RUDOLPHUS II RO(manorum) IM(perator) REX HU(ngariae) BO(emiae). Beaded rim.
- Reverse
- Zodiac, below a capricorn, above a crowned eagle flying towards two stars. Circumscription: FULGET CAES (areum) ASTRUM.
Identification
- Original title
- Penning met portret Rudolph II, Duits keizer
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-NM-12239
- Museum classification
- history medal
Catalogue references
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Research required
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