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Protest against Count de Quarre's agreement with the decision to divide Luxembourg and Limburg between Belgium and the Netherlands, medal struck by the inhabitants of Arlon

Also known as: Protest tegen de instemming van graaf de Quarre met het besluit om Luxemburg en Limburg te verdelen tussen België en Nederland, penning geslagen door de inwoners van Arlon

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1838

Bronze medal. Obverse: inscription. Reverse: inscription between two roses. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3809; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.3 cm x weight 4.49 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.

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Physical characteristics

Material
bronze (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
diameter 2.3 cm x weight 4.49 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 2.3 cm x weight 4.49 g

Design

Obverse
inscription.
Reverse
inscription between two roses.

Identification

Original title
Protest tegen de instemming van graaf de Quarre met het besluit om Luxemburg en Limburg te verdelen tussen België en Nederland, penning geslagen door de inwoners van Arlon
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-1-3809
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.

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