Old West India Company, medal presented by the directors to director-general J. Root
Also known as: Oude Westindische Compagnie, penning door de bewindhebbers aan directeur-generaal J. Root, geschonken
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1676
Medal. Obverse: coat of arms with ribbon between monogram above inscription. Reverse: two WIC ships at sea within inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-1194; its record gives material recorded as metal; technique casting; measurements diameter 8.2 cm x weight 87.56 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
- metal
- Technique
- casting
- Measurements
- diameter 8.2 cm x weight 87.56 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 8.2 cm x weight 87.56 g
Design
- Obverse
- coat of arms with ribbon between monogram above inscription.
- Reverse
- two WIC ships at sea within inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Oude Westindische Compagnie, penning door de bewindhebbers aan directeur-generaal J. Root, geschonken
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-1194
- Museum classification
- copy · 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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