Tercentenary commemoration of the death of Albrecht Dürer, medal struck by the city of Nuremberg
Also known as: Driehonderdjarige herdenking van het overlijden van Albrecht Durer, penning geslagen door de stad Neurenberg
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1828
Copper medal. Obverse: bust of a man within circumscription. Reverse: eagle with crowned female head holding a rectangular plaque with inscription in front of its breast.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3528; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique casting; measurements diameter 5.4 cm x weight 66.23 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.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- casting
- Measurements
- diameter 5.4 cm x weight 66.23 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 5.4 cm x weight 66.23 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within circumscription.
- Reverse
- eagle with crowned female head holding a rectangular plaque with inscription in front of its breast.
Identification
- Original title
- Driehonderdjarige herdenking van het overlijden van Albrecht Durer, penning geslagen door de stad Neurenberg
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-3528
- 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
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, attribution, weight, diameter and catalogue references against medallic references.