Johannes Bernoulli, mathematician in Basel, medal struck by order of his five sons
Also known as: Johannes Bernouilli, wiskundige te Basel, penning geslagen op last van zijn vijf zonen
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1767
Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man within a circumscription. Reverse: inscription within a leafy wreath and circumscription, interrupted by a coat of arms. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2694; its record gives material recorded as gilding (material), silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking), gild; measurements diameter 3.9 cm x weight 18.22 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.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- gilding (material), silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking), gild
- Measurements
- diameter 3.9 cm x weight 18.22 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.9 cm x weight 18.22 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within a circumscription.
- Reverse
- inscription within a leafy wreath and circumscription, interrupted by a coat of arms.
Identification
- Original title
- Johannes Bernouilli, wiskundige te Basel, penning geslagen op last van zijn vijf zonen
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-2694
- Museum classification
- history medal
Catalogue references
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Research required
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