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Treaty of Ryswick, medal struck by the city of Ghent

Also known as: Vrede van Rijswijk, penning geslagen door de stad Gent

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1697

Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man on pedestal with inscription within circumscription. Reverse: Elector of Bavaria seated on a horse trampling two Turks within circumscription; exergue: inscription.

The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-1741; its record gives material recorded as gilding (material), silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking), gild; measurements diameter 5.8 cm x weight 66.37 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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Physical characteristics

Material
gilding (material), silver (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking), gild
Measurements
diameter 5.8 cm x weight 66.37 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 5.8 cm x weight 66.37 g

Design

Obverse
bust of a man on pedestal with inscription within circumscription.
Reverse
Elector of Bavaria seated on a horse trampling two Turks within circumscription; exergue: inscription

Identification

Original title
Vrede van Rijswijk, penning geslagen door de stad Gent
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-1-1741
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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