Peace of Hubertusburg, medal struck by the city of Frankfurt
Also known as: Vrede van Hubertusburg, penning geslagen door de stad Frankfurt
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1763
Silver medal. Obverse: view of the city of Frankfurt on a river, illuminated by a radiant triangle containing the name of Jehovah in Hebrew; in the foreground caduceus and two crossed cornucopias within an inscription; exergue: inscription.
Reverse: crowned woman standing by a burning altar; right: a closed jug within an inscription; exergue: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2634; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4.5 cm x weight 29.14 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 4.5 cm x weight 29.14 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 4.5 cm x weight 29.14 g
Design
- Obverse
- view of the city of Frankfurt on a river, illuminated by a radiant triangle containing the name of Jehovah in Hebrew; in the foreground caduceus and two crossed cornucopias within an inscription; exergue: inscription.
- Reverse
- crowned woman standing by a burning altar; right: a closed jug within an inscription; exergue: inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Vrede van Hubertusburg, penning geslagen door de stad Frankfurt
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-2634
- 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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