Siege of Amsterdam, medal awarded to the civic guardsmen after the siege
Also known as: Beleg van Amsterdam, penning aan de schutters uitgereikt na het beleg
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1652
Silver medal. Obverse: view of Amsterdam and ships on the Amstel, above which a hand emerging from clouds holds a heart, olive branch and cap of liberty above an inscription within an inscription. Reverse: depiction of a horseman above an inscription within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-826; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique casting, engraving; measurements diameter 5.6 cm x weight 31.27 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
- casting, engraving
- Measurements
- diameter 5.6 cm x weight 31.27 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 5.6 cm x weight 31.27 g
Design
- Obverse
- view of Amsterdam and ships on the Amstel, above which a hand emerging from clouds holds a heart, olive branch and cap of liberty above an inscription within an inscription.
- Reverse
- depiction of a horseman above an inscription within an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Beleg van Amsterdam, penning aan de schutters uitgereikt na het beleg
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-826
- Museum classification
- history medal · schutterspenning
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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