Medal on the Peace of Münster, in honour of Emperor Ferdinand III
Also known as: Penning over de Vrede van Munster, ter ere van keizer Ferdinand III
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1649
Silver medal. Obverse: portrait of a man on horseback with a baton, with a city (Nuremberg) in the background within circumscription. Reverse: eagle with coats of arms of ten German states above a city within circumscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-803; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 7.7 cm x weight 145.25 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
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 7.7 cm x weight 145.25 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 7.7 cm x weight 145.25 g
Design
- Obverse
- portrait of a man on horseback with a baton, with a city (Nuremberg) in the background within circumscription.
- Reverse
- eagle with coats of arms of ten German states above a city within circumscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Penning over de Vrede van Munster, ter ere van keizer Ferdinand III
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-803
- Museum classification
- erepenning · 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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