Fire of St. Peter's Church in Hamburg, medal struck from copper from the church tower
Also known as: Brand van de St. Peterskerk te Hamburg, penning geslagen uit het koper afkomstig van de kerktoren
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1842
Copper medal. Obverse: St. Peter's Church within an inscription; exergue: year. Reverse: St. Peter's Church after the fire within an inscription; exergue: date; edge lettering.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3888; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking), engraving; measurements diameter 4.4 cm x weight 44.53 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
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- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking), engraving
- Measurements
- diameter 4.4 cm x weight 44.53 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 4.4 cm x weight 44.53 g
Design
- Obverse
- St. Peter's Church within an inscription; exergue: year.
- Reverse
- St. Peter's Church after the fire within an inscription; exergue: date; edge lettering.
Identification
- Original title
- Brand van de St. Peterskerk te Hamburg, penning geslagen uit het koper afkomstig van de kerktoren
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-3888
- 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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