Medal on the Peace of Münster, with the Treaty of 24 October 1648
Also known as: Vrede van Munster
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1648
Silver medal. Obverse: view of the city of Münster, above which a hand emerging from clouds holds a palm and olive branch, within an inscription. Reverse: inscription beneath two clasped hands illuminated by heavenly light within tied palm and olive branches. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-789; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4.1 cm x weight 21.67 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
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 4.1 cm x weight 21.67 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 4.1 cm x weight 21.67 g
Design
- Obverse
- view of the city of Münster, above which a hand emerging from clouds holds a palm and olive branch, within an inscription.
- Reverse
- inscription beneath two clasped hands illuminated by heavenly light within tied palm and olive branches.
Identification
- Original title
- Penning over de Vrede van Munster, met het Verdrag van 24 oktober 1648
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-789
- Museum classification
- 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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