Lodge "L'Union Royale" in The Hague and all Dutch lodges, medal presented by the lodge "Les Amis Philanthropes" in Brussels
Also known as: Loge "L'Union Royale" te 's-Gravenhage en alle Nederlandse loges, penning vereerd door de loge "Les Amis Philanthropes" te Brussel
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1861
Bronze medal. Obverse: seven five-pointed stars, triangle with the name Jehovah in Hebrew in a rayed nimbus, and two coats of arms between two columns, of which the left bears the letter J and the right the letter B, and both are crowned with ears of wheat and a pomegranate, within a wreath of acacia branches converging into an ouroboros.
Reverse: inscription within a legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-4149; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4.2 cm x weight 23.9 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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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 4.2 cm x weight 23.9 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 4.2 cm x weight 23.9 g
Design
- Obverse
- seven five-pointed stars, triangle with the name Jehovah in Hebrew in a rayed nimbus, and two coats of arms between two columns, of which the left bears the letter J and the right the letter B, and both are crowned with ears of wheat and a pomegranate, within a wreath of acacia branches converging into an ouroboros.
- Reverse
- inscription within a legend.
Identification
- Original title
- Loge "L'Union Royale" te 's-Gravenhage en alle Nederlandse loges, penning vereerd door de loge "Les Amis Philanthropes" te Brussel
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-4149
- 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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