Elevation of the Prince of Orange to stadtholder, medal distributed to the civic guards of the city of Haarlem in honour of the prince's transit through the city
Also known as: Verheffing van de prins van Oranje tot stadhouder, penning uitgedeeld aan de schutters van de stad Haarlem ter ere van de doortocht van de prins door de stad
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1747
Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man within circumscription. Reverse: inscription beneath crowned coat of arms, flanked by two lions. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2460; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.3 cm x weight 9.88 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 3.3 cm x weight 9.88 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.3 cm x weight 9.88 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within circumscription.
- Reverse
- inscription beneath crowned coat of arms, flanked by two lions.
Identification
- Original title
- Verheffing van de prins van Oranje tot stadhouder, penning uitgedeeld aan de schutters van de stad Haarlem ter ere van de doortocht van de prins door de stad
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-2460
- 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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