Alexandre Gendebien, member of the Chambre des Représentants, medal struck by the inhabitants of Jodoigne in gratitude for his rejection of the decision to divide Luxembourg and Limburg between Belgium and the Netherlands
Also known as: Alexandre Gendebien, lid van de Chambre des Representantes, penning geslagen door de inwoners van Geldenaken uit dank voor diens afwijzing van het besluit om Luxemburg en Limburg te verdelen tussen België en Nederland
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1839
Bronze medal. Obverse: bust of a man within an inscription. Reverse: coat of arms within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3833; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 5 cm x weight 48.69 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
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 5 cm x weight 48.69 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 5 cm x weight 48.69 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within an inscription.
- Reverse
- coat of arms within an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Alexandre Gendebien, lid van de Chambre des Representantes, penning geslagen door de inwoners van Geldenaken uit dank voor diens afwijzing van het besluit om Luxemburg en Limburg te verdelen tussen België en Nederland
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-3833
- 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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