Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick, medal presented by the States of Holland and West Friesland to the senior officers of the Prussian army
Also known as: Karel Willem Ferdinand, hertog van Brunswijk, penning aangeboden door de Staten van Holland en West-Friesland aan de hoofdofficieren van het Pruisische leger
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1787
Silver medal with suspension loop. Obverse: bust of a man within a legend. Reverse: laurel wreath, oak wreath, and grass wreath intertwined with one another within a legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2950; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4.3 cm x diameter 3.9 cm x weight 28.92 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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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 4.3 cm x diameter 3.9 cm x weight 28.92 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 4.3 cm x diameter 3.9 cm x weight 28.92 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within a legend.
- Reverse
- laurel wreath, oak wreath, and grass wreath intertwined with one another within a legend.
Identification
- Original title
- Karel Willem Ferdinand, hertog van Brunswijk, penning aangeboden door de Staten van Holland en West-Friesland aan de hoofdofficieren van het Pruisische leger
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-2950
- 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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