Peace of Rastatt, Medal in Honour of Augusta Sibylla, Dowager Margravine of Baden-Baden and Louis George, Margrave of Baden-Baden
Also known as: Vrede van Rastatt, penning ter ere van Francisca Sybilla, prinses-weduwe van Baden-Baden en Lodewijk Georg, markgraaf van Baden-Baden
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1714
Silver medal. Obverse: busts of a woman and a boy, each inside a wreath of branches upon an altar, in front of which are two coats of arms beneath a crown, above it a dove with a laurel wreath in its beak within legend.
Reverse: view of the palace at Rastatt above a cartouche with inscription, within legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2093; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.5 cm x weight 14.71 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 3.5 cm x weight 14.71 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.5 cm x weight 14.71 g
Design
- Obverse
- busts of a woman and a boy, each inside a wreath of branches upon an altar, in front of which are two coats of arms beneath a crown, above it a dove with a laurel wreath in its beak within legend.
- Reverse
- view of the palace at Rastatt above a cartouche with inscription, within legend.
Identification
- Original title
- Vrede van Rastatt, penning ter ere van Francisca Sybilla, prinses-weduwe van Baden-Baden en Lodewijk Georg, markgraaf van Baden-Baden
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-2093
- 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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