Defence of the Bomsterzijl Redoubt, Medal Awarded to the Defenders
Also known as: Verdediging van de schans van Bomsterzijl, penning aan de verdedigers uitgereikt
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1581
Silver medal. Obverse: Bomsterzijl redoubt within legend, above inscription. Reverse: inscription between two coats of arms. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-437; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4.9 cm x weight 437 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
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 4.9 cm x weight 437 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 4.9 cm x weight 437 g
Design
- Obverse
- Bomsterzijl redoubt within legend, above inscription.
- Reverse
- inscription between two coats of arms.
Identification
- Original title
- Verdediging van de schans van Bomsterzijl, penning aan de verdedigers uitgereikt
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-437
- Museum classification
- history medal · triomfpenning
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
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, attribution, weight, diameter and catalogue references against medallic references.