Johannes Cramer, mintmaster at Harderwijk; medal presented to the governess and the mint board
Also known as: Johannes Cramer, muntmeester te Harderwijk; penning vereerd aan de gouvernante en het muntbestuur
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1753
Silver medal. Obverse: three money chests beneath an orange tree, flanked by Hercules with club and lion pelt and Minerva with lance and shield; at her feet an owl, within a circumscription; exergue: inscription.
Reverse: inscription above and beneath a crowned coat of arms. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2583; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.9 cm x weight 22.32 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
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3.9 cm x weight 22.32 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.9 cm x weight 22.32 g
Design
- Obverse
- three money chests beneath an orange tree, flanked by Hercules with club and lion pelt and Minerva with lance and shield; at her feet an owl, within a circumscription; exergue: inscription.
- Reverse
- inscription above and beneath a crowned coat of arms.
Identification
- Original title
- Johannes Cramer, muntmeester te Harderwijk; penning vereerd aan de gouvernante en het muntbestuur
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-2583
- 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.
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