Peace of Ryswick, medal distributed to anyone who did not win a prize in the Muiden lottery
Also known as: Vrede van Rijswijk, penning uitgedeeld aan ieder die in de loterij van Muiden geen prijs heeft gewonnen
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1697
Silver medal. Obverse: Charity with a branch of peace comforts an afflicted mother with a child in her arms, on the right a small bird within an inscription. Reverse: implements of war burning on an altar, before which two mermen hold a coat of arms within an inscription; exergue: date. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-1730; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.1 cm x weight 2.94 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
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.1 cm x weight 2.94 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.1 cm x weight 2.94 g
Design
- Obverse
- Charity with a branch of peace comforts an afflicted mother with a child in her arms, on the right a small bird within an inscription.
- Reverse
- implements of war burning on an altar, before which two mermen hold a coat of arms within an inscription; exergue: date.
Identification
- Original title
- Vrede van Rijswijk, penning uitgedeeld aan ieder die in de loterij van Muiden geen prijs heeft gewonnen
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-1730
- 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.
Research required
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