Bombardment of Ratzeburg by Christian V, King of Denmark, medal presented by the Crown Prince to his father on his birthday
Also known as: Bombardement van Ratzeburg door Christiaan V, koning van Denemarken, penning door de kroonprins aangeboden aan zijn vader op diens verjaardag
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1694
Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man within circumscription. Reverse: bombardment of a city. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-1628; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 6.8 cm x weight 74.99 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
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 6.8 cm x weight 74.99 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 6.8 cm x weight 74.99 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within circumscription.
- Reverse
- bombardment of a city
Identification
- Original title
- Bombardement van Ratzeburg door Christiaan V, koning van Denemarken, penning door de kroonprins aangeboden aan zijn vader op diens verjaardag
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-1628
- 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
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