Foundation of the seminary in Leuven, in honour of Maria Christina and Albert Casimir, governors of the Southern Netherlands, medal presented by the region of Brabant
Also known as: Stichting van het seminarie te Leuven, ter ere van Maria Christina en Albert-Kasimir, landvoogden der zuidelijke Nederlanden, penning vereerd door het gewest Brabant
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1786
Silver octagonal medal. Obverse: facing busts of a man and woman within a legend. Reverse: inscription below a garland, above crossed palm and olive branches. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2910; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements length 3.4 cm x width 3.4 cm x weight 19.8 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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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- length 3.4 cm x width 3.4 cm x weight 19.8 g
- Dimensions museum
- length 3.4 cm x width 3.4 cm x weight 19.8 g
Design
- Obverse
- facing busts of a man and woman within a legend.
- Reverse
- inscription below a garland, above crossed palm and olive branches
Identification
- Original title
- Stichting van het seminarie te Leuven, ter ere van Maria Christina en Albert-Kasimir, landvoogden der zuidelijke Nederlanden, penning vereerd door het gewest Brabant
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-2910
- 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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