Marriage of William V to Wilhelmina Frederica Sophia of Prussia in Berlin, medal presented to the officers of the civic guard of Amsterdam during a meeting in the Doelen
Also known as: Huwelijk van Willem V met Wilhelmina Frederica Sophia van Pruisen te Berlijn, penning aangeboden aan de officieren van de schutterij van Amsterdam tijdens een vergadering in de Doelen
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1767
Silver medal. Obverse: busts of a man and a woman within a circumscription. Reverse: burning altar entwined with a grapevine, against which stand a rudder and baton of command on the left and a Medusa shield on the right; above it two genii, each holding a burning heart in one hand, the left with a laurel wreath and the right with a crown in the other hand, within a circumscription; exergue: inscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2683; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4.4 cm x weight 43.74 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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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 4.4 cm x weight 43.74 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 4.4 cm x weight 43.74 g
Design
- Obverse
- busts of a man and a woman within a circumscription.
- Reverse
- burning altar entwined with a grapevine, against which stand a rudder and baton of command on the left and a Medusa shield on the right; above it two genii, each holding a burning heart in one hand, the left with a laurel wreath and the right with a crown in the other hand, within a circumscription; exergue: inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Huwelijk van Willem V met Wilhelmina Frederica Sophia van Pruisen te Berlijn, penning aangeboden aan de officieren van de schutterij van Amsterdam tijdens een vergadering in de Doelen
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-2683
- 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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