Louis XII of France and Anne of Brittany, medal struck in honour of their visit to the city of Lyon
Also known as: Lodewijk XII van Frankrijk en Anna van Bretagne, penning geslagen ter ere van hun bezoek aan de stad Lyon
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1500
Bronze medal with suspension loop. Obverse: bust of a man; in the background, fleurs-de-lis within an inscription. Reverse: bust of a woman; in the background, fleurs-de-lis and ermine tails within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-55; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique casting; measurements diameter 11.7 cm x diameter 11 cm x weight 314.1 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
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze (metal)
- Technique
- casting
- Measurements
- diameter 11.7 cm x diameter 11 cm x weight 314.1 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 11.7 cm x diameter 11 cm x weight 314.1 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man; in the background, fleurs-de-lis within an inscription.
- Reverse
- bust of a woman; in the background, fleurs-de-lis and ermine tails within an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Lodewijk XII van Frankrijk en Anna van Bretagne, penning geslagen ter ere van hun bezoek aan de stad Lyon
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-55
- 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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