In honour of the Prince of Orange and the refusal of the Tenth Penny
Also known as: Ter ere van de prins van Oranje en het weigeren van de tiende penning
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1572
Silver medal. Obverse: man in armour holding a hammer in his hand within an inscription. Reverse: coat of arms with nine coins within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-388; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.8 cm x weight 32.7 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
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3.8 cm x weight 32.7 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.8 cm x weight 32.7 g
Design
- Obverse
- man in armour holding a hammer in his hand within an inscription.
- Reverse
- coat of arms with nine coins within an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Ter ere van de prins van Oranje en het weigeren van de tiende penning
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-388
- 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
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, attribution, weight, diameter and catalogue references against medallic references.