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Flood disaster, medal awarded by the States of Utrecht for services rendered

Also known as: Watersnoodramp, penning door de Staten van Utrecht uitgereikt voor bewezen diensten

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1855

Bronze medal. Obverse: crowned coat of arms, flanked by two lions; below, a festoon of oak leaves. Reverse: inscription within an oak wreath. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-4067; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 5.8 cm x weight 102.5 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.

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Physical characteristics

Material
bronze (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
diameter 5.8 cm x weight 102.5 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 5.8 cm x weight 102.5 g

Design

Obverse
crowned coat of arms, flanked by two lions; below, a festoon of oak leaves.
Reverse
inscription within an oak wreath.

Identification

Original title
Watersnoodramp, penning door de Staten van Utrecht uitgereikt voor bewezen diensten
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-1-4067
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

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