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Subjugation of Hungary by the Turks, medal in honour of Louis II, the late King of Hungary and Bohemia

Also known as: Onderwerping van Hongarije door de Turken, penning ter ere van Lodewijk II, de overleden koning van Hongarije en Bohemen

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1508 - 1544

Silver medal. Obverse: seated boy with crown above inscription, within an inscription. Reverse: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-237; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3 cm x weight 7.1 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 3 cm x weight 7.1 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 3 cm x weight 7.1 g

Design

Obverse
seated boy with crown above inscription, within an inscription.
Reverse
inscription

Identification

Original title
Onderwerping van Hongarije door de Turken, penning ter ere van Lodewijk II, de overleden koning van Hongarije en Bohemen
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-1-237
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.

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