Stay of William V and Wilhelmina of Prussia in Amsterdam, medal awarded by the council to the citizens on guard duty
Also known as: Verblijf van Willem V en Wilhelmina van Pruisen te Amsterdam, penning door de raad uitgereikt aan de wachthebbende burgers
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1768
Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man and woman within circumscription. Reverse: genius with coat of arms seated before a pile of military gear and a fasces with an axe above inscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2701; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4.3 cm x weight 27.46 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
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 4.3 cm x weight 27.46 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 4.3 cm x weight 27.46 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man and woman within circumscription.
- Reverse
- genius with coat of arms seated before a pile of military gear and a fasces with an axe above inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Verblijf van Willem V en Wilhelmina van Pruisen te Amsterdam, penning door de raad uitgereikt aan de wachthebbende burgers
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-2701
- 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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