B.C. Dumortier, Member of the Chamber of Representatives, medal presented to him for his rejection of the decision to divide Luxembourg and Limburg between Belgium and the Netherlands
Also known as: B.C. Dumortier, lid van de Chambre des Representantes, penning hem aangeboden wegens 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: inscription within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3834; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 5 cm x weight 47.89 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
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 5 cm x weight 47.89 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 5 cm x weight 47.89 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within an inscription.
- Reverse
- inscription within an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- B.C. Dumortier, lid van de Chambre des Representantes, penning hem aangeboden wegens diens afwijzing van het besluit om Luxemburg en Limburg te verdelen tussen België en Nederland
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-3834
- 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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