Bicentennial of the Utrecht Academy, medal struck by order of the curators
Also known as: Tweehonderdjarig bestaan van de Hogeschool van Utrecht, penning geslagen op last van de curatoren
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1836
Silver medal. Obverse: standing Minerva with helmet, spear, and coat of arms within circumscription; exergue: inscription and signature. Reverse: inscription in laurel and ivy branch tied into a wreath.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3786; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 5.3 cm x weight 44.4 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 5.3 cm x weight 44.4 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 5.3 cm x weight 44.4 g
Design
- Obverse
- standing Minerva with helmet, spear, and coat of arms within circumscription; exergue: inscription and signature.
- Reverse
- inscription in laurel and ivy branch tied into a wreath
Identification
- Original title
- Tweehonderdjarig bestaan van de Hogeschool van Utrecht, penning geslagen op last van de curatoren
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-3786
- 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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