Founding of a synagogue in Maastricht, medal presented by the Committee of the Jewish Community to William II, King of the Netherlands, during his visit
Also known as: Oprichting van een synagoge te Maastricht, penning door de Commissie der Israelitische gemeente aangeboden aan Willem II, koning der Nederlanden, tijdens diens bezoek
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1841
Silver medal. Obverse: synagogue within legend in Hebrew; exergue: inscription. Reverse: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3875; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4.1 cm x weight 23.39 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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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 4.1 cm x weight 23.39 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 4.1 cm x weight 23.39 g
Design
- Obverse
- synagogue within legend in Hebrew; exergue: inscription.
- Reverse
- inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Oprichting van een synagoge te Maastricht, penning door de Commissie der Israelitische gemeente aangeboden aan Willem II, koning der Nederlanden, tijdens diens bezoek
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-3875
- 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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