Royal Archery Guild and Defence Association Claudius Civilis in Amsterdam, medal awarded to J.D. Wessels
Also known as: Koninklijke handboogschutterij en weerbaarheidsvereniging Claudius Civilis te Amsterdam, penning uitgereikt aan J.D. Wessels
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1863
Silver round double-sided medal, mounted with a crown on a tied ribbon attached to a suspension loop and ribbon with seven vertical stripes in red and white of unequal width. Obverse: inscription. Reverse: two crossed rifles with a leafy branch hanging from the barrel within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-10-132; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique casting, engraving; measurements height 5.9 cm x diameter 2.7 cm x weight 11.32 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
- height 5.9 cm x diameter 2.7 cm x weight 11.32 g
- Dimensions museum
- height 5.9 cm x diameter 2.7 cm x weight 11.32 g
Design
- Obverse
- inscription.
- Reverse
- two crossed rifles with a leafy branch hanging from the barrel within an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Koninklijke handboogschutterij en weerbaarheidsvereniging Claudius Civilis te Amsterdam, penning uitgereikt aan J.D. Wessels
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-10-132
- Museum classification
- erepenning · 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.
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