Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick, medal presented by the States of Holland and West Friesland for the restoration of order in the Netherlands
Also known as: Karel Willem Ferdinand, hertog van Brunswijk, penning aangeboden door de Staten van Holland en West-Friesland wegens het herstel van de orde in de Nederlanden
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1787
Lead medal. Obverse: bust of a man within a circumscription. Reverse: laurel wreath, oak wreath, and wreath of grass blades intertwined within a circumscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2949; its record gives material recorded as lead (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 8.4 cm x weight 278.52 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
- lead (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 8.4 cm x weight 278.52 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 8.4 cm x weight 278.52 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within a circumscription.
- Reverse
- laurel wreath, oak wreath, and wreath of grass blades intertwined within a circumscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Karel Willem Ferdinand, hertog van Brunswijk, penning aangeboden door de Staten van Holland en West-Friesland wegens het herstel van de orde in de Nederlanden
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-2949
- 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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