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Johan Adriaan van de Perre, Lord of Nieuwerve and Welsingen, appointed First Noble of Zeeland, medal presented by the Guild of Saint Luke

Also known as: Johan Adriaan van de Perre, heer van Nieuwerve en Welsingen, benoemd tot eerste edele van Zeeland, penning geschonken door het St. Lukasgilde

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1768

Silver medal. Obverse: lion with two banners and coat of arms, and ox with coat of arms within circumscription; exergue: inscription. Reverse: mountain illuminated by a radiant all-seeing eye; in foreground, eagle with flowering branch and bow with which seven coats of arms are tied together in its talons; exergue: inscription.

The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2706; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.4 cm x weight 11.76 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
silver (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
diameter 3.4 cm x weight 11.76 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 3.4 cm x weight 11.76 g

Design

Obverse
lion with two banners and coat of arms, and ox with coat of arms within circumscription; exergue: inscription.
Reverse
mountain illuminated by a radiant all-seeing eye; in foreground, eagle with flowering branch and bow with which seven coats of arms are tied together in its talons; exergue: inscription.

Identification

Original title
Johan Adriaan van de Perre, heer van Nieuwerve en Welsingen, benoemd tot eerste edele van Zeeland, penning geschonken door het St. Lukasgilde
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-1-2706
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.

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