Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress, Medal Struck by the City of Tournai
Also known as: Maria Theresia, Duits keizerin, penning geslagen door stad Doornik
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1740 - 1780
Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a woman within an inscription. Reverse: tower surmounted by a helmet with a ring on either side, to which two sheaves of corn are attached with ribbon, within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2361; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.1 cm x weight 130 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
- Linked sources
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3.1 cm x weight 130 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.1 cm x weight 130 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a woman within an inscription.
- Reverse
- tower surmounted by a helmet with a ring on either side, to which two sheaves of corn are attached with ribbon, within an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Maria Theresia, Duits keizerin, penning geslagen door stad Doornik
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-2361
- Museum classification
- jeton
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
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, attribution, weight, diameter and catalogue references against numismatic (jeton) references.