Capture of Lier, medal presented to the citizens of Antwerp who defended the city
Also known as: Inname van Lier, penning geschonken aan de burgers van Antwerpen die de stad verdedigden
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1595
Silver medal. Obverse: woman with mural crown within inscription. Reverse: inscription within oak wreath and inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-497; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique casting; measurements diameter 4.7 cm x weight 44.33 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
- casting
- Measurements
- diameter 4.7 cm x weight 44.33 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 4.7 cm x weight 44.33 g
Design
- Obverse
- woman with mural crown within inscription.
- Reverse
- inscription within oak wreath and inscription
Identification
- Original title
- Inname van Lier, penning geschonken aan de burgers van Antwerpen die de stad verdedigden
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-497
- Museum classification
- copy · 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.
Research required
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