Medal on Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, broker of the Peace between the Netherlands and the Bishop of Münster
Also known as: Penning over Frederik Willem, keurvorst van Brandenburg, bewerker van de Vrede tussen de Nederlanden en de bisschop van Munster
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1666
Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man above which two soldiers hold a laurel wreath, below it a cartouche with inscription within a legend. Reverse: the bishopric of Münster with coat of arms and the Dutch Maiden with bundle of arrows and reins of the Dutch lion each hold a cap of liberty on a flagpole, tied together by Peace with a wreath, within a legend.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-987; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique casting, engraving; measurements diameter 7.9 cm x weight 85.18 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
- casting, engraving
- Measurements
- diameter 7.9 cm x weight 85.18 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 7.9 cm x weight 85.18 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man above which two soldiers hold a laurel wreath, below it a cartouche with inscription within a legend.
- Reverse
- the bishopric of Münster with coat of arms and the Dutch Maiden with bundle of arrows and reins of the Dutch lion each hold a cap of liberty on a flagpole, tied together by Peace with a wreath, within a legend.
Identification
- Original title
- Penning over Frederik Willem, keurvorst van Brandenburg, bewerker van de Vrede tussen de Nederlanden en de bisschop van Munster
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-987
- Museum classification
- medal · erepenning
Catalogue references
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