Sesquicentennial of Utrecht University, medal distributed among the citizenry by burgomasters and councilors
Also known as: Honderdvijftigjarig bestaan van de Universiteit van Utrecht, penning door burgemeesters en raden onder de burgerij uitgedeeld
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1786
Silver medal. Obverse: coat of arms surrounded by flames within legend. Reverse: inscription below decorative motif, above two crossed palm branches. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2918; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.5 cm x weight 15.79 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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- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3.5 cm x weight 15.79 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.5 cm x weight 15.79 g
Design
- Obverse
- coat of arms surrounded by flames within legend.
- Reverse
- inscription below decorative motif, above two crossed palm branches.
Identification
- Original title
- Honderdvijftigjarig bestaan van de Universiteit van Utrecht, penning door burgemeesters en raden onder de burgerij uitgedeeld
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-2918
- 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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