Defense of the Citadel of Antwerp, medal awarded to the defenders of the citadel and to the crew members on the fleet on the Scheldt by the Committee of Recognition in Amsterdam
Also known as: Verdediging van de citadel van Antwerpen, penning uitgereikt aan de verdedigers van de citadel en aan de manschappen op de vloot op de Schelde door de Commissie van erkentenis te Amsterdam
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1832 - 1833
Silver medal. Obverse: helmeted soldier in Roman dress stands by the Scheldt in front of the ruin of the citadel and deflects arrows shot at him with a shield, within circumscription; exergue: inscription.
Reverse: five rosettes within oak wreath. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3724; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 5.2 cm x weight 41.91 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 5.2 cm x weight 41.91 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 5.2 cm x weight 41.91 g
Design
- Obverse
- helmeted soldier in Roman dress stands by the Scheldt in front of the ruin of the citadel and deflects arrows shot at him with a shield, within circumscription; exergue: inscription.
- Reverse
- five rosettes within oak wreath.
Identification
- Original title
- Verdediging van de citadel van Antwerpen, penning uitgereikt aan de verdedigers van de citadel en aan de manschappen op de vloot op de Schelde door de Commissie van erkentenis te Amsterdam
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-3724
- Museum classification
- erepenning
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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