Visit of William I Frederick, King of the Netherlands, to Ghent, medal struck by order of the Society of Industry
Also known as: Bezoek van Willem I Frederik, koning der Nederlanden aan Gent, penning geslagen op last van de Maatschappij van Nijverheid
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1829
Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man within circumscription. Reverse: inscription within circumscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3537; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.7 cm x weight 25.4 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 3.7 cm x weight 25.4 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.7 cm x weight 25.4 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within circumscription.
- Reverse
- inscription within circumscription
Identification
- Original title
- Bezoek van Willem I Frederik, koning der Nederlanden aan Gent, penning geslagen op last van de Maatschappij van Nijverheid
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-3537
- 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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