Marriage of William V to Wilhelmina Frederica Sophia of Prussia in Berlin, Medal Presented to the Amsterdam Civic Guardsmen During a Meeting in the Doelen and to the Fire Chiefs of The Hague
Also known as: Huwelijk van Willem V met Wilhelmina Frederica Sophia van Pruisen te Berlijn, penning aangeboden aan de schutters van Amsterdam tijdens een vergadering in de Doelen en aan de brandmeesters van 's-Grav
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1767
Silver medal with suspension loop. Obverse: busts of a man and woman within legend. Reverse: burning altar intertwined with a vine, against which a rudder and commander's baton lean on the left and a Medusa shield on the right; above, two genii, each holding a burning heart in one hand, the left one with a laurel wreath and the right one with a crown in the other hand within legend; exergue: inscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2684; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.7 cm x weight 198 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 3.7 cm x weight 198 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.7 cm x weight 198 g
Design
- Obverse
- busts of a man and woman within legend.
- Reverse
- burning altar intertwined with a vine, against which a rudder and commander's baton lean on the left and a Medusa shield on the right; above, two genii, each holding a burning heart in one hand, the left one with a laurel wreath and the right one with a crown in the other hand within legend; exergue: inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Huwelijk van Willem V met Wilhelmina Frederica Sophia van Pruisen te Berlijn, penning aangeboden aan de schutters van Amsterdam tijdens een vergadering in de Doelen en aan de brandmeesters van 's-Grav
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-2684
- 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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