Death of Anna Sophia, widow of Johann Georg III, Elector of Saxony, medal struck by order of Frederick Augustus, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony
Also known as: Overlijden van Anna Sophia, weduwe van Johann Georg III, keurvorst van Saksen, penning geslagen op last van Frederik Augustus, koning van Polen en keurvorst van Saksen
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1717
Obverse: ship with struck sails near harbour within circumscription; exergue: inscription. Reverse: inscription beneath crown. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2158; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking), gild; measurements diameter 3.1 cm x weight 6.92 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.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking), gild
- Measurements
- diameter 3.1 cm x weight 6.92 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.1 cm x weight 6.92 g
Design
- Obverse
- ship with struck sails near harbour within circumscription; exergue: inscription.
- Reverse
- inscription beneath crown
Identification
- Original title
- Overlijden van Anna Sophia, weduwe van Johann Georg III, keurvorst van Saksen, penning geslagen op last van Frederik Augustus, koning van Polen en keurvorst van Saksen
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-2158
- Museum classification
- 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.
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