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Religious medal

Also known as: Religieuze penning

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1521

Silver medal. Obverse: Jesus with cross standing between a serpent and a chalice with host between an inscription. Reverse: shepherds come to worship the newborn Jesus in a ruined colonnade.

The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-108; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique casting; measurements diameter 5.8 cm x weight 51.14 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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Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics

Material
silver (metal)
Technique
casting
Measurements
diameter 5.8 cm x weight 51.14 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 5.8 cm x weight 51.14 g

Design

Obverse
Jesus with cross standing between a serpent and a chalice with host between an inscription.
Reverse
shepherds come to worship the newborn Jesus in a ruined colonnade.

Identification

Original title
Religieuze penning
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-1-108
Museum classification
history 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.
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