Medal for military merit, of the Obwalden militia for the suppression of the second anticlerical coup (against the power of the Catholic Church) in the canton of Lucerne
Also known as: Oberwaldens schuttersfeest bij Luzern
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1845
Bronze medal. Obverse: man with staff and rosary in his left hand holds with his right hand a laurel wreath above the coat of arms of Obwalden, standing before standard, rifles and drum; in the background: mountain peak within ribbed border. Reverse: inscription above crossed laurel and oak branches within inscription and ribbed border. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-10-171; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.3 cm x weight 9.25 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
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3.3 cm x weight 9.25 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.3 cm x weight 9.25 g
Design
- Obverse
- man with staff and rosary in his left hand holds with his right hand a laurel wreath above the coat of arms of Obwalden, standing before standard, rifles and drum; in the background: mountain peak within ribbed border.
- Reverse
- inscription above crossed laurel and oak branches within inscription and ribbed border.
Identification
- Original title
- Penning voor militaire verdiensten, van de militie van Obwalden voor de onderdrukking van de tweede antiklerikale machtsgreep (tegen de macht van de katholieke kerk) in het kanton Luzern
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-10-171
- Museum classification
- medal · erepenning
Catalogue references
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