Charles III proclaimed King of Spain; medal presented by Charles to the dock master of Rotterdam, Jacob van Leeuwen
Also known as: Karel III tot koning van Spanje uitgeroepen; penning door Karel aan de werfvoogd van Rotterdam, Jacob van Leeuwen geschonken
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1703
Silver oval medal with suspension loop and carrying ring. Obverse: bust of a man within an inscription. Reverse: imperial eagle flying upward toward the sun within an inscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-1896; its record gives material recorded as gilding (material), silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking), gild; measurements length 6.4 cm x length 5.5 cm x length 4.7 cm x width 4.2 cm x weight 22.54 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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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- gilding (material), silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking), gild
- Measurements
- length 6.4 cm x length 5.5 cm x length 4.7 cm x width 4.2 cm x weight 22.54 g
- Dimensions museum
- length 6.4 cm x length 5.5 cm x length 4.7 cm x width 4.2 cm x weight 22.54 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within an inscription.
- Reverse
- imperial eagle flying upward toward the sun within an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Karel III tot koning van Spanje uitgeroepen; penning door Karel aan de werfvoogd van Rotterdam, Jacob van Leeuwen geschonken
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-1896
- 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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