Medal on the Peace of Münster, struck by order of the city of Amsterdam, with the name Sara de les Planques on the edge
Also known as: Penning over de Vrede van Munster, geslagen in opdracht van de stad Amsterdam, met op de rand de naam Sara de les Planques
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1647
Silver medal. Obverse: Hercules with club and Pallas with spear and bundle of arrows hold three intertwined wreaths enclosing an inscription; at their feet weapons, above them the name of Jehovah in Hebrew within a halo of rays beneath a streamer with inscription.
Reverse: inscription below the crowned coat of arms of Amsterdam; edge inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-769; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 7.2 cm x weight 59.55 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.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 7.2 cm x weight 59.55 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 7.2 cm x weight 59.55 g
Design
- Obverse
- Hercules with club and Pallas with spear and bundle of arrows hold three intertwined wreaths enclosing an inscription; at their feet weapons, above them the name of Jehovah in Hebrew within a halo of rays beneath a streamer with inscription.
- Reverse
- inscription below the crowned coat of arms of Amsterdam; edge inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Penning over de Vrede van Munster, geslagen in opdracht van de stad Amsterdam, met op de rand de naam Sara de les Planques
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-769
- Museum classification
- medal · copy
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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