Flood disaster, medal awarded for services rendered, in honour of William III, King of the Netherlands
Also known as: Watersnoodramp, penning uitgereikt voor bewezen diensten, ter ere van Willem III, koning der Nederlanden
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1855
Bronze medal with suspension loop, which has not yet been pierced. Obverse: bust of a man within an inscription. Reverse: scroll of parchment with inscription within an orange and laurel branch tied together into a wreath beneath a crown.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-4068; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 5.8 cm x diameter 5.1 cm x weight 76.87 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 5.8 cm x diameter 5.1 cm x weight 76.87 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 5.8 cm x diameter 5.1 cm x weight 76.87 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within an inscription.
- Reverse
- scroll of parchment with inscription within an orange and laurel branch tied together into a wreath beneath a crown.
Identification
- Original title
- Watersnoodramp, penning uitgereikt voor bewezen diensten, ter ere van Willem III, koning der Nederlanden
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-4068
- 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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