Restoration of order in the Netherlands, medal struck by order of the States of Gelderland and Zutphen and distributed to the members at the Diet
Also known as: Herstel van de orde in de Nederlanden, penning geslagen op last van de Staten van Gelderland en Zutphen en op de landdag uitgedeeld aan de leden
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1788
Silver medal. Obverse: three helmeted women, representing the three quarters of Gelderland: Nijmegen, Zutphen and Veluwe, each with lance and coat of arms standing around an altar with coat of arms in medallion on base, within an inscription.
Reverse: inscription within a wreath of orange branches. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2959; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4 cm x weight 31.8 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.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 4 cm x weight 31.8 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 4 cm x weight 31.8 g
Design
- Obverse
- three helmeted women, representing the three quarters of Gelderland: Nijmegen, Zutphen and Veluwe, each with lance and coat of arms standing around an altar with coat of arms in medallion on base, within an inscription.
- Reverse
- inscription within a wreath of orange branches.
Identification
- Original title
- Herstel van de orde in de Nederlanden, penning geslagen op last van de Staten van Gelderland en Zutphen en op de landdag uitgedeeld aan de leden
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-2959
- 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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