Relief of Bergen op Zoom by Maurice, medal awarded to the defenders
Also known as: Ontzet van Bergen op Zoom door Maurits, penning uitgereikt aan de verdedigers
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1622
Silver square medal. Obverse: coat of arms supported by two men with clubs within an inscription. Reverse: crowned lion with sword and bundle of arrows within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-651; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements length 3.4 cm x width 3.4 cm x weight 21.58 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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- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- length 3.4 cm x width 3.4 cm x weight 21.58 g
- Dimensions museum
- length 3.4 cm x width 3.4 cm x weight 21.58 g
Design
- Obverse
- coat of arms supported by two men with clubs within an inscription.
- Reverse
- crowned lion with sword and bundle of arrows within an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Ontzet van Bergen op Zoom door Maurits, penning uitgereikt aan de verdedigers
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-651
- Museum classification
- 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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