Defense of the Citadel of Antwerp, medal awarded to T. de Vries by the Committee of Recognition in Amsterdam
Also known as: Verdediging van de citadel van Antwerpen, penning door de Commissie van erkentenis te Amsterdam uitgereikt aan T. de Vries
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1832 - 1833
Bronze medal. Obverse: helmeted soldier in Roman dress stands by the Scheldt in front of the ruin of the citadel and deflects arrows shot at him with a shield, within circumscription; exergue: inscription.
Reverse: inscription within oak wreath. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-NM-13228-E; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking), engraving; measurements diameter 5.2 cm x weight 76.64 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
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking), engraving
- Measurements
- diameter 5.2 cm x weight 76.64 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 5.2 cm x weight 76.64 g
Design
- Obverse
- helmeted soldier in Roman dress stands by the Scheldt in front of the ruin of the citadel and deflects arrows shot at him with a shield, within circumscription; exergue: inscription.
- Reverse
- inscription within oak wreath.
Identification
- Original title
- Verdediging van de citadel van Antwerpen, penning door de Commissie van erkentenis te Amsterdam uitgereikt aan T. de Vries
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-NM-13228-E
- Museum classification
- erepenning
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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