Medal of honour for Mrs J.M. van Gelder-Nijhoff on account of the bequest of her husband's medal collection to the Dutch State
Also known as: Medal of honour awarded to Mrs J.M. van Gelder-Nijhoff for bequeathing her husband’s collection of medals to the Dutch state
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1877
Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man within circumscription. Reverse: inscription within a wreath of oak foliage and circumscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-NM-12261; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 5.1 cm x weight 63.85 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.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 5.1 cm x weight 63.85 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 5.1 cm x weight 63.85 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within circumscription.
- Reverse
- inscription within a wreath of oak foliage and circumscription
Identification
- Original title
- Erepenning voor mevrouw J.M. van Gelder-Nijhoff wegens het nalaten van de penningcollectie van haar man aan de Nederlandse staat
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-NM-12261
- Museum classification
- award 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
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, attribution, weight, diameter and catalogue references against medallic references.