Inspection of the mint at Harderwijk, medal presented by mint master Johan Hensbergen to the councillors and general mint master
Also known as: Inspectie van de munt te Harderwijk, penning door muntmeester Johan Hensbergen aan de raden en generaalmuntmeester vereerd
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1735
Silver medal. Obverse: Dutch Maiden with liberty cap on spear leans with arm on Bible standing on altar within an inscription (die of a two-guilder piece); below image: rearing horse (mint mark of Harderwijk).
Reverse: inscription beneath crowned coat of arms of Guelders, flanked by two crowned lions. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2263; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.9 cm x weight 22.39 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 3.9 cm x weight 22.39 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.9 cm x weight 22.39 g
Design
- Obverse
- Dutch Maiden with liberty cap on spear leans with arm on Bible standing on altar within an inscription (die of a two-guilder piece); below image: rearing horse (mint mark of Harderwijk).
- Reverse
- inscription beneath crowned coat of arms of Guelders, flanked by two crowned lions.
Identification
- Original title
- Inspectie van de munt te Harderwijk, penning door muntmeester Johan Hensbergen aan de raden en generaalmuntmeester vereerd
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-2263
- 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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