City of Ypres, medal presented to the magistrates for their good care during the food shortage
Also known as: Stad Ieper, penning aan de magistraten vereerd wegens hun goede zorgen tijdens de levensmiddelenschaarste
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1847
Bronze medal. Obverse: crowned woman, personifying the city of Ypres, with filled cornucopia and coat of arms; at her feet wheatsheaves; behind her a lion; in the background a cathedral. Reverse: inscription within an oak wreath. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3962; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 5 cm x weight 56.83 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
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 5 cm x weight 56.83 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 5 cm x weight 56.83 g
Design
- Obverse
- crowned woman, personifying the city of Ypres, with filled cornucopia and coat of arms; at her feet wheatsheaves; behind her a lion; in the background a cathedral.
- Reverse
- inscription within an oak wreath.
Identification
- Original title
- Stad Ieper, penning aan de magistraten vereerd wegens hun goede zorgen tijdens de levensmiddelenschaarste
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-3962
- Museum classification
- erepenning
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.