Homage to William I Frederick, King of the Netherlands, medal struck by order of the States of Hainaut presided over by de Bousies
Also known as: Hulde aan Willem I Frederik, koning der Nederlanden, penning geslagen op last van de Staten van Henegouwen onder voorzitterschap van de Bousies
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1816
Silver medal. Obverse: woman with crown, knight with lance, and man with plough, representing delegates of the cities, nobility, and countryside, place a hand on a book resting on an altar; on the base of the altar a crowned coat of arms; at the foot of the altar lie two lions whose tails are intertwined into a heart; to the left a caduceus, to the right a filled cornucopia within a circumscription; exergue: inscription. Reverse: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3380; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4.6 cm x weight 540 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 4.6 cm x weight 540 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 4.6 cm x weight 540 g
Design
- Obverse
- woman with crown, knight with lance, and man with plough, representing delegates of the cities, nobility, and countryside, place a hand on a book resting on an altar; on the base of the altar a crowned coat of arms; at the foot of the altar lie two lions whose tails are intertwined into a heart; to the left a caduceus, to the right a filled cornucopia within a circumscription; exergue: inscription.
- Reverse
- inscription
Identification
- Original title
- Hulde aan Willem I Frederik, koning der Nederlanden, penning geslagen op last van de Staten van Henegouwen onder voorzitterschap van de Bousies
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-3380
- 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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