Quelling of the Riot in Harlingen, Medal Awarded to the Militiamen
Also known as: Stillen van het oproer te Harlingen, penning uitgereikt aan de schutters
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1787
Silver medal with hole. Obverse: Liberty with filled cornucopia and cap of liberty on spear, seated next to altar on which hangs a coat of arms; soldier in Roman attire defends her against charging enemies; exergue: inscription.
Reverse: inscription below trophy composed of military gear. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2933; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.2 cm x weight 10.67 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
- diameter 3.2 cm x weight 10.67 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.2 cm x weight 10.67 g
Design
- Obverse
- Liberty with filled cornucopia and cap of liberty on spear, seated next to altar on which hangs a coat of arms; soldier in Roman attire defends her against charging enemies; exergue: inscription.
- Reverse
- inscription below trophy composed of military gear.
Identification
- Original title
- Stillen van het oproer te Harlingen, penning uitgereikt aan de schutters
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-2933
- Museum classification
- erepenning
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
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, attribution, weight, diameter and catalogue references against medallic references.