Capture of Namur by the French, in honour of Louis XIV, medal struck by the council and people of that city
Also known as: Inname van Namen door de Fransen, ter ere van Lodewijk XIV, penning geslagen door raad en volk van die stad
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1692
Bronze medal. Obverse: bust of a man within a legend. Reverse: inscription within a wreath and legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-1562; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 5.7 cm x weight 57.62 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
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 5.7 cm x weight 57.62 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 5.7 cm x weight 57.62 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within a legend.
- Reverse
- inscription within a wreath and legend
Identification
- Original title
- Inname van Namen door de Fransen, ter ere van Lodewijk XIV, penning geslagen door raad en volk van die stad
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-1562
- Museum classification
- copy · 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
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