Peace of Utrecht, medal presented to the members of both Houses of Parliament
Also known as: Vrede van Utrecht, penning vereerd aan de leden van beide Houses of Parliament
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1713
Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a woman with laurel wreath within an inscription. Reverse: Britannia standing with palm branch, spear and shield; to her left ships at sea, to her right farmers ploughing and sowing within an inscription; exergue: year.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2069; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.5 cm x weight 15.41 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
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3.5 cm x weight 15.41 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.5 cm x weight 15.41 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a woman with laurel wreath within an inscription.
- Reverse
- Britannia standing with palm branch, spear and shield; to her left ships at sea, to her right farmers ploughing and sowing within an inscription; exergue: year.
Identification
- Original title
- Vrede van Utrecht, penning vereerd aan de leden van beide Houses of Parliament
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-2069
- 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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