Campaign of 1813 and 1814, decoration made from metal of captured cannon, awarded to Prussian soldiers
Also known as: Veldtocht van 1813 en 1814, draagteken vervaardigd uit metaal van veroverd geschut, uitgereikt aan de Pruissische soldaten
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1813 - 1814
Bronze medal with suspension loop and suspension ring. Obverse: in Gothic script: letters FW beneath a crown above an inscription within a legend. Reverse: radiant, four-armed cross, the centre shield of which is covered with an olive and oak branch tied into a wreath; within: two years placed one above the other; edge lettering.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-11-116; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 3.8 cm x height 3.3 cm x diameter 2.9 cm x weight 15.11 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
- bronze (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- height 3.8 cm x height 3.3 cm x diameter 2.9 cm x weight 15.11 g
- Dimensions museum
- height 3.8 cm x height 3.3 cm x diameter 2.9 cm x weight 15.11 g
Design
- Obverse
- in Gothic script: letters FW beneath a crown above an inscription within a legend.
- Reverse
- radiant, four-armed cross, the centre shield of which is covered with an olive and oak branch tied into a wreath; within: two years placed one above the other; edge lettering
Identification
- Original title
- Veldtocht van 1813 en 1814, draagteken vervaardigd uit metaal van veroverd geschut, uitgereikt aan de Pruissische soldaten
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-11-116
- Museum classification
- draagteken
Catalogue references
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