Capture of John Frederick of Saxony at the Battle of Mühlberg, medal in honour of Charles V and Ferdinand of Bohemia
Also known as: Gevangenneming van Johan Frederik van Saksen in de slag bij Muhlberg, penning ter ere van Karel V en Ferdinand van Bohemen
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1547
Silver medal. Obverse: confronting busts of two men; in the background a battle, above which sits a putto with two coats of arms; exergue: putto with two coats of arms within an inscription and decorative border. Reverse: battle below inscription; exergue: inscription within a decorative border. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-253; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique casting; measurements diameter 5.8 cm x weight 57.44 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
- casting
- Measurements
- diameter 5.8 cm x weight 57.44 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 5.8 cm x weight 57.44 g
Design
- Obverse
- confronting busts of two men; in the background a battle, above which sits a putto with two coats of arms; exergue: putto with two coats of arms within an inscription and decorative border.
- Reverse
- battle below inscription; exergue: inscription within a decorative border.
Identification
- Original title
- Gevangenneming van Johan Frederik van Saksen in de slag bij Muhlberg, penning ter ere van Karel V en Ferdinand van Bohemen
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-253
- Museum classification
- history medal
Catalogue references
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