Opening of the West Frisian pyx under mintmaster J. Knol, medal presented to the burgomasters of the West Frisian towns
Also known as: Openen der Westfriese muntbus onder muntmeester J. Knol, penning vereerd aan de burgemeesters der westfriese steden
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1736
Silver medal. Obverse: crowned coat of arms flanked by two lions above an opened pyx amidst olive branches, within a circumscription. Reverse: crowned coat of arms surrounded by three coats of arms tied with ribbons, with olive branches between them, within a circumscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2281; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4.8 cm x weight 34.82 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 4.8 cm x weight 34.82 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 4.8 cm x weight 34.82 g
Design
- Obverse
- crowned coat of arms flanked by two lions above an opened pyx amidst olive branches, within a circumscription.
- Reverse
- crowned coat of arms surrounded by three coats of arms tied with ribbons, with olive branches between them, within a circumscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Openen der Westfriese muntbus onder muntmeester J. Knol, penning vereerd aan de burgemeesters der westfriese steden
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-2281
- 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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