Inauguration of Charles VI as Count of Flanders, medal struck by the city of Ghent
Also known as: Inhuldiging van Karel VI als graaf van Vlaanderen, penning geslagen door de stad Gent
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1717
Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man with laurel wreath within an inscription. Reverse: Ghent, in the guise of a young woman, seated on a throne holding a banner in her left hand, pointing with her right hand to a coat of arms held by a lion, in the background a view of the city of Ghent within an inscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2155; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 5.7 cm x weight 61.77 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 5.7 cm x weight 61.77 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 5.7 cm x weight 61.77 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man with laurel wreath within an inscription.
- Reverse
- Ghent, in the guise of a young woman, seated on a throne holding a banner in her left hand, pointing with her right hand to a coat of arms held by a lion, in the background a view of the city of Ghent within an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Inhuldiging van Karel VI als graaf van Vlaanderen, penning geslagen door de stad Gent
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-2155
- 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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