Arrival of Gustaaf Willem, Baron van Imhoff, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies at the Cape of Good Hope, medal presented to guests at a meal there
Also known as: Aankomst van Gustaaf Willem, vrijheer van Imhoff, gouverneur-generaal van Nederlands-Indië aan Kaap de Goede Hoop, penning uitgereikt aan genodigden bij een maaltijd aldaar
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1743
Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man within legend. Reverse: illuminated by celestial light, VOC, in the form of a crowned woman, sits on a pedestal with the VOC monogram, while holding scales in one hand and a sword wrapped with a laurel wreath in the other; on her lap lie the crowns of the Indonesian rulers, beside her an anchor, within legend; exergue: date. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2356; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.8 cm x weight 8.35 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 2.8 cm x weight 8.35 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.8 cm x weight 8.35 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within legend.
- Reverse
- illuminated by celestial light, VOC, in the form of a crowned woman, sits on a pedestal with the VOC monogram, while holding scales in one hand and a sword wrapped with a laurel wreath in the other; on her lap lie the crowns of the Indonesian rulers, beside her an anchor, within legend; exergue: date.
Identification
- Original title
- Aankomst van Gustaaf Willem, vrijheer van Imhoff, gouverneur-generaal van Nederlands-Indië aan Kaap de Goede Hoop, penning uitgereikt aan genodigden bij een maaltijd aldaar
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-2356
- Museum classification
- history medal
Catalogue references
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Research required
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