The Civic Guard Company of District 46 Encouraged to Exercise Arms, Medal Distributed by Captain Jacob Anthony de Roth to All Men
Also known as: De schutterijcompagnie van wijk 46 tot wapenoefening aangespoord, penning door kapitein Jacob Anthony de Roth aan alle manschappen uitgedeeld
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1783 - c. 1784
Silver medal. Obverse: captain hands a medal to a militiaman standing before him, who holds a musket on his shoulder; in background, company of militiamen below crowned coat of arms on two crossed fasces with axes within circumscription; exergue: inscription above two crossed palm branches. Reverse: trophy of arms with oak wreath above pennant with inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2879; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.9 cm x weight 6.72 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 2.9 cm x weight 6.72 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.9 cm x weight 6.72 g
Design
- Obverse
- captain hands a medal to a militiaman standing before him, who holds a musket on his shoulder; in background, company of militiamen below crowned coat of arms on two crossed fasces with axes within circumscription; exergue: inscription above two crossed palm branches.
- Reverse
- trophy of arms with oak wreath above pennant with inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- De schutterijcompagnie van wijk 46 tot wapenoefening aangespoord, penning door kapitein Jacob Anthony de Roth aan alle manschappen uitgedeeld
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-2879
- Museum classification
- history medal
Catalogue references
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