Battle of Castricum, Medal Presented to General Brune by the Society "Tot nut van het vaderland"
Also known as: Slag bij Castricum, penning door het gezelschap "Tot nut van het vaderland" aan generaal Brune vereerd
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1799
Silver medal. Obverse: radiant cap of liberty within oak wreath and circumscription. Reverse: inscription under radiant laurel wreath above lightning bolts within circumscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3071; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4.2 cm x weight 24.12 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 4.2 cm x weight 24.12 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 4.2 cm x weight 24.12 g
Design
- Obverse
- radiant cap of liberty within oak wreath and circumscription.
- Reverse
- inscription under radiant laurel wreath above lightning bolts within circumscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Slag bij Castricum, penning door het gezelschap "Tot nut van het vaderland" aan generaal Brune vereerd
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-3071
- 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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