Medal on the first centenary of the Peace of Münster, struck by order of the city of Hamburg
Also known as: Penning over het eerste eeuwfeest van de vrede van Munster, geslagen in opdracht van de stad Hamburg
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1748
Silver medal. Obverse: view of the city of Hamburg, illuminated by heavenly light within a circumscription; exergue: inscription. Reverse: pillar wound with olive branches, upon which rests the all-seeing eye; to the left a hand from the clouds grasps an anchor thrust through the pillar, to the right a hand from the clouds points to a circle fastened to the pillar, within a circumscription; exergue: date.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2520; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3 cm x weight 7.6 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
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3 cm x weight 7.6 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3 cm x weight 7.6 g
Design
- Obverse
- view of the city of Hamburg, illuminated by heavenly light within a circumscription; exergue: inscription.
- Reverse
- pillar wound with olive branches, upon which rests the all-seeing eye; to the left a hand from the clouds grasps an anchor thrust through the pillar, to the right a hand from the clouds points to a circle fastened to the pillar, within a circumscription; exergue: date.
Identification
- Original title
- Penning over het eerste eeuwfeest van de vrede van Munster, geslagen in opdracht van de stad Hamburg
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-2520
- Museum classification
- 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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