Marriage of Charles III of Spain to Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, medal struck by the city of Ghent
Also known as: Huwelijk van Karel III van Spanje met Elisabeth Christine van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel, penning geslagen door de stad Gent
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1708
Silver medal. Obverse: busts of a man and woman facing each other within an inscription. Reverse: two coats of arms united under a Spanish crown on a pedestal with coat of arms within an inscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-1953-W; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 5.8 cm x weight 56.43 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 5.8 cm x weight 56.43 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 5.8 cm x weight 56.43 g
Design
- Obverse
- busts of a man and woman facing each other within an inscription.
- Reverse
- two coats of arms united under a Spanish crown on a pedestal with coat of arms within an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Huwelijk van Karel III van Spanje met Elisabeth Christine van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel, penning geslagen door de stad Gent
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-1953-W
- 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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