Battle of Dogger Bank, medal awarded to the seamen by William V, Prince of Orange-Nassau
Also known as: slag bij Doggersbank, penning door Willem V, prins van Oranje-Nassau aan de zeelieden vereerd
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1781
Silver oval medal with suspension loop and carrying ring. Obverse: winged Victory with laurel wreath in hand, standing on prow of an antique ship within legend. Reverse: inscription within laurel wreath and legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-11-2; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements length 2.8 cm x length 1.9 cm x length 1.6 cm x width 1.1 cm x weight 2.16 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
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- length 2.8 cm x length 1.9 cm x length 1.6 cm x width 1.1 cm x weight 2.16 g
- Dimensions museum
- length 2.8 cm x length 1.9 cm x length 1.6 cm x width 1.1 cm x weight 2.16 g
Design
- Obverse
- winged Victory with laurel wreath in hand, standing on prow of an antique ship within legend.
- Reverse
- inscription within laurel wreath and legend
Identification
- Original title
- slag bij Doggersbank, penning door Willem V, prins van Oranje-Nassau aan de zeelieden vereerd
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-11-2
- Museum classification
- erepenning
Catalogue references
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