Battle of the Dunes, medal presented by the States of Holland to Maarten Harpertsz. Tromp
Also known as: Slag bij Duinkerken, penning door de Staten van Holland aan Maarten Harpertsz. Tromp geschonken
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1639
Lead medal. Obverse: crowned lion within circumscription. Reverse: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-713; its record gives material recorded as lead (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 5.5 cm x weight 37.65 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
- lead (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 5.5 cm x weight 37.65 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 5.5 cm x weight 37.65 g
Design
- Obverse
- crowned lion within circumscription.
- Reverse
- inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Slag bij Duinkerken, penning door de Staten van Holland aan Maarten Harpertsz. Tromp geschonken
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-713
- 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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