William III, Prince of Orange-Nassau, medal struck by mintmaster Pieter Sluysken in Deventer in honour of the subjugation and pardoning of Ireland
Also known as: Willem III, prins van Oranje-Nassau, penning door muntmeester Pieter Sluysken te Deventer geslagen ter ere van de onderwerping en begenadiging van Ierland
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1691
Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man within an inscription. Reverse: Ireland with cornucopia and coat of arms kneels before William III, dressed as a Roman emperor with a Chi-Rho standard; behind him Genius and the city of Deventer place a shield and laurel wreath on a column within an inscription; exergue: inscription; edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-1516; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4.7 cm x weight 51.33 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
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 4.7 cm x weight 51.33 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 4.7 cm x weight 51.33 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within an inscription.
- Reverse
- Ireland with cornucopia and coat of arms kneels before William III, dressed as a Roman emperor with a Chi-Rho standard; behind him Genius and the city of Deventer place a shield and laurel wreath on a column within an inscription; exergue: inscription; edge lettering.
Identification
- Original title
- Willem III, prins van Oranje-Nassau, penning door muntmeester Pieter Sluysken te Deventer geslagen ter ere van de onderwerping en begenadiging van Ierland
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-1516
- Museum classification
- history medal
Catalogue references
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