Dutch archers, medal presented to their supreme patron William III, King of the Netherlands
Also known as: Nederlandse boogschutters, penning geschonken aan hun opperbeschermheer Willem III, koning der Nederlanden
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1850
Bronze medal. Obverse: two clasped hands emerging from clouds, illuminated by heavenly light within an inscription. Reverse: inscription within a tied wreath of oak and laurel branches.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-4001; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 6.5 cm x weight 133.86 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
- bronze (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 6.5 cm x weight 133.86 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 6.5 cm x weight 133.86 g
Design
- Obverse
- two clasped hands emerging from clouds, illuminated by heavenly light within an inscription.
- Reverse
- inscription within a tied wreath of oak and laurel branches.
Identification
- Original title
- Nederlandse boogschutters, penning geschonken aan hun opperbeschermheer Willem III, koning der Nederlanden
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-4001
- 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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