Battle of Culloden, medal struck in honour of William, Duke of Cumberland
Also known as: Slag bij Culloden, penning geslagen ter ere van Willem, hertog van Cumberland
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1746
Copper medal. Obverse: equestrian figure with commander's baton in raised right hand; fortress in background within circumscription; exergue: date. Reverse: Duke of Cumberland leading his cavalry on horseback; cannon and dead soldier in foreground; infantry in background within circumscription; exergue: date.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2417; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4.2 cm x weight 17.51 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
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 4.2 cm x weight 17.51 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 4.2 cm x weight 17.51 g
Design
- Obverse
- equestrian figure with commander's baton in raised right hand; fortress in background within circumscription; exergue: date.
- Reverse
- Duke of Cumberland leading his cavalry on horseback; cannon and dead soldier in foreground; infantry in background within circumscription; exergue: date.
Identification
- Original title
- Slag bij Culloden, penning geslagen ter ere van Willem, hertog van Cumberland
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-2417
- 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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