Battle of Dogger Bank, medal presented by William V, Prince of Orange-Nassau, to the subaltern officers, non-commissioned officers, and cadets who took part in the battle
Also known as: Slag bij Doggersbank, penning door Willem V, prins van Oranje-Nassau vereerd aan de subalterne officieren, onderofficieren en cadets, die aan de strijd hadden deelgenomen
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1781
Silver oval medal with suspension loop, carrying ring, and red-white-blue ribbon. Obverse: winged Victory with laurel wreath and palm branch in hand, standing on the prow of an antique ship; beside it an inscription within a legend. Reverse: inscription within laurel wreath and legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-NM-12309; its record gives material recorded as textile materials, silver (metal); technique casting; measurements length 4.4 cm x length 3.9 cm x length 3.5 cm x width 2.9 cm x weight 17.22 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.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- textile materials, silver (metal)
- Technique
- casting
- Measurements
- length 4.4 cm x length 3.9 cm x length 3.5 cm x width 2.9 cm x weight 17.22 g
- Dimensions museum
- length 4.4 cm x length 3.9 cm x length 3.5 cm x width 2.9 cm x weight 17.22 g
Design
- Obverse
- winged Victory with laurel wreath and palm branch in hand, standing on the prow of an antique ship; beside it an inscription within a legend.
- Reverse
- inscription within laurel wreath and legend.
Identification
- Original title
- Slag bij Doggersbank, penning door Willem V, prins van Oranje-Nassau vereerd aan de subalterne officieren, onderofficieren en cadets, die aan de strijd hadden deelgenomen
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-NM-12309
- Museum classification
- copy · erepenning
Catalogue references
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Research required
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