Centenary of the Grand Orient lodge, in honour of Frederick, Prince of the Netherlands, forty years Grand Master, medal struck by order of Freemasonry
Also known as: Honderdjarig bestaan van de loge Groot Oosten, ter ere van Frederik, prins der Nederlanden, veertig jaar Grootmeester, penning geslagen op last van de vrijmetselarij
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1856
Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man within a cabled border and the nine coats of arms of his predecessors linked with a ribbon. Reverse: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-4083; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 6.1 cm x weight 67.64 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 6.1 cm x weight 67.64 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 6.1 cm x weight 67.64 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within a cabled border and the nine coats of arms of his predecessors linked with a ribbon.
- Reverse
- inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Honderdjarig bestaan van de loge Groot Oosten, ter ere van Frederik, prins der Nederlanden, veertig jaar Grootmeester, penning geslagen op last van de vrijmetselarij
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-4083
- 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.
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