Centenary of the planting of the maypole at The Hague, medal presented to the non-commissioned officers and rotsgezellen of the Green Company
Also known as: Honderdste planting van de meiboom te 's-Gravenhage, penning vereerd aan de onderofficieren en rotsgezellen van het Groene Vendel
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1734
Silver medal. Obverse: maypole decorated with laurel wreaths, beneath which is a crowned escutcheon standing between two suits of armour, banners, and military equipment, below which is a crowned escutcheon; four coats of arms are tied to the top of the maypole with a ribbon.
Reverse: inscription beneath five coats of arms tied together with a ribbon, draped with a pennant bearing an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2262; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 5.5 cm x weight 61.52 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)
- Measurements
- diameter 5.5 cm x weight 61.52 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 5.5 cm x weight 61.52 g
Design
- Obverse
- maypole decorated with laurel wreaths, beneath which is a crowned escutcheon standing between two suits of armour, banners, and military equipment, below which is a crowned escutcheon; four coats of arms are tied to the top of the maypole with a ribbon.
- Reverse
- inscription beneath five coats of arms tied together with a ribbon, draped with a pennant bearing an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Honderdste planting van de meiboom te 's-Gravenhage, penning vereerd aan de onderofficieren en rotsgezellen van het Groene Vendel
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-2262
- Museum classification
- history medal
Catalogue references
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