Skirmish at the Porte de Nimy in Mons in Hainaut, medal made from bullets fired at the insurgents
Also known as: Gevecht bij de Porte de Nimy te Bergen in Henegouwen, penning vervaardigd uit kogels die op de opstandelingen zijn afgevuurd
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1830
Lead medal. Obverse: inscription above two crossed swords and year. Reverse: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3579; its record gives material recorded as lead (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.2 cm x weight 26.37 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 3.2 cm x weight 26.37 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.2 cm x weight 26.37 g
Design
- Obverse
- inscription above two crossed swords and year.
- Reverse
- inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Gevecht bij de Porte de Nimy te Bergen in Henegouwen, penning vervaardigd uit kogels die op de opstandelingen zijn afgevuurd
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-3579
- 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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