Elevation of the Prince of Orange to stadtholder, medal distributed to the citizens on guard duty in the city of Amsterdam 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 wachthebbende burgers van de stad Amsterdam ter ere van de doortocht van de prins door de stad
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1747
Silver medal with a hole in it. Obverse: Amsterdam, depicted as a helmeted woman with a cap of liberty on a spear and a shield, points to an orange tree laden with fruit; beside it a burning altar.
Reverse: inscription beneath a palm branch and olive branch tied together with a ribbon. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2461; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4.3 cm x weight 29.9 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 4.3 cm x weight 29.9 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 4.3 cm x weight 29.9 g
Design
- Obverse
- Amsterdam, depicted as a helmeted woman with a cap of liberty on a spear and a shield, points to an orange tree laden with fruit; beside it a burning altar.
- Reverse
- inscription beneath a palm branch and olive branch tied together with a ribbon.
Identification
- Original title
- Verheffing van de prins van Oranje tot stadhouder, penning uitgedeeld aan de wachthebbende burgers van de stad Amsterdam ter ere van de doortocht van de prins door de stad
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-2461
- 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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