City Council of Brussels, medal presented to its mayor Baron van der Linden d'Hooghvorst
Also known as: Stadsraad van Brussel, penning aan haar burgemeester baron van der Linden d'Hooghvorst vereerd
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1816
Lead medal. Obverse: inscription within oak wreath. Reverse: inscription within oak wreath. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3373; its record gives material recorded as lead (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 5.2 cm x weight 636 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 5.2 cm x weight 636 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 5.2 cm x weight 636 g
Design
- Obverse
- inscription within oak wreath.
- Reverse
- inscription within oak wreath
Identification
- Original title
- Stadsraad van Brussel, penning aan haar burgemeester baron van der Linden d'Hooghvorst vereerd
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-3373
- Museum classification
- erepenning · copy
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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