Arnhem Branch of the Gelderland Agricultural Society, medal awarded to H.J. Wilke, on account of his collection of conifers
Also known as: Afdeling Arnhem van de Geldersche Maatschappij van Landbouw, penning uitgereikt aan H.J. Wilke, vanwege zijn verzameling coniferen
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1846 - 1855
Silver medal. Obverse: crowned coat of arms above year within a wreath of oak branches and ears of corn and legend. Reverse: inscription below a wreath of olive branches with ribbon, above a plough. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3953; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4.8 cm x weight 40.78 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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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 4.8 cm x weight 40.78 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 4.8 cm x weight 40.78 g
Design
- Obverse
- crowned coat of arms above year within a wreath of oak branches and ears of corn and legend.
- Reverse
- inscription below a wreath of olive branches with ribbon, above a plough.
Identification
- Original title
- Afdeling Arnhem van de Geldersche Maatschappij van Landbouw, penning uitgereikt aan H.J. Wilke, vanwege zijn verzameling coniferen
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-3953
- Museum classification
- award 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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