Renier Chalon, elected president of the Société Royale de Numismatique de Belgique for the twenty-fifth time, medal presented by the Dutch members of the society
Also known as: Renier Chalon, voor de vijfentwintigste maal tot voorzitter van de Societe Royale de Numismatique de Belgique gekozen, penning aangeboden door de Nederlandse leden van de vereniging
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1873
Bronze medal. Obverse: inscription in medallion within an arched border: in each arch a letter in Gothic script of the name of Renier Chalon. Reverse: flower-shaped ornament, filled with names of members of the society within a circumscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-4284; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3 cm x weight 9.36 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 3 cm x weight 9.36 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3 cm x weight 9.36 g
Design
- Obverse
- inscription in medallion within an arched border: in each arch a letter in Gothic script of the name of Renier Chalon.
- Reverse
- flower-shaped ornament, filled with names of members of the society within a circumscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Renier Chalon, voor de vijfentwintigste maal tot voorzitter van de Societe Royale de Numismatique de Belgique gekozen, penning aangeboden door de Nederlandse leden van de vereniging
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-4284
- 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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