Expedition of William III, Prince of Orange-Nassau to England, medal awarded to the poets who celebrated it in verse
Also known as: Tocht van Willem III, prins van Oranje-Nassau naar Engeland, penning uitgereikt aan de dichters, die deze bezongen hebben
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1691
Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man with a laurel wreath and a woman within an inscription. Reverse: William III, dressed as a Roman emperor with a Chi-Rho standard, sits on a throne, while before him Minerva distributes medals to the assembled poets. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-1522; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4.5 cm x weight 36.53 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
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 4.5 cm x weight 36.53 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 4.5 cm x weight 36.53 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man with a laurel wreath and a woman within an inscription.
- Reverse
- William III, dressed as a Roman emperor with a Chi-Rho standard, sits on a throne, while before him Minerva distributes medals to the assembled poets.
Identification
- Original title
- Tocht van Willem III, prins van Oranje-Nassau naar Engeland, penning uitgereikt aan de dichters, die deze bezongen hebben
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-1522
- Museum classification
- award 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.
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