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Fiftieth-anniversary celebration of the liberation of Deventer from the French, medal struck by order of the Bouwkundige Vereeniging

Also known as: Vijftigjarige viering van de bevrijding van Deventer van de Fransen, penning geslagen op last van de Bouwkundige Vereeniging

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1864

Pewter medal. Obverse: crowned coat of arms flanked on either side by part of the year. Reverse: inscription below two crossed palm branches. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3252; its record gives material recorded as tin (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4.1 cm x weight 19.23 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
tin (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
diameter 4.1 cm x weight 19.23 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 4.1 cm x weight 19.23 g

Design

Obverse
crowned coat of arms flanked on either side by part of the year.
Reverse
inscription below two crossed palm branches.

Identification

Original title
Vijftigjarige viering van de bevrijding van Deventer van de Fransen, penning geslagen op last van de Bouwkundige Vereeniging
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-1-3252
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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