Inauguration of William V, Prince of Orange-Nassau, as hereditary stadtholder of Utrecht, medal presented to the men of the "'t Fortuin" company
Also known as: Inhuldiging van Willem V, prins van Oranje-Nassau, als erfelijk stadhouder van Utrecht, penning geschonken aan de manschappen van de compagnie "'t Fortuin"
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1766
Silver medal. Obverse: two women join hands, flanked by Friesland, depicted as a veiled woman leaning on a bible resting on an altar, and Liberty with a cap of liberty on a spear; exergue: inscription.
Reverse: inscription beneath three coats of arms tied together with a ribbon. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2665; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.2 cm x weight 10.59 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 3.2 cm x weight 10.59 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.2 cm x weight 10.59 g
Design
- Obverse
- two women join hands, flanked by Friesland, depicted as a veiled woman leaning on a bible resting on an altar, and Liberty with a cap of liberty on a spear; exergue: inscription.
- Reverse
- inscription beneath three coats of arms tied together with a ribbon.
Identification
- Original title
- Inhuldiging van Willem V, prins van Oranje-Nassau, als erfelijk stadhouder van Utrecht, penning geschonken aan de manschappen van de compagnie "'t Fortuin"
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-2665
- 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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