Citadel of Antwerp, badge awarded to the defenders
Also known as: Citadel van Antwerpen, draagteken uitgereikt aan de verdedigers
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1832
Bronze badge on suspension loop and suspension ring. Obverse: ground plan of citadel containing inscription. Reverse: crowned letter W above date within a wreath of myrtle branches.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-11-89; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 4.4 cm x height 3.5 cm x diameter 3 cm x weight 16.57 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
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- height 4.4 cm x height 3.5 cm x diameter 3 cm x weight 16.57 g
- Dimensions museum
- height 4.4 cm x height 3.5 cm x diameter 3 cm x weight 16.57 g
Design
- Obverse
- ground plan of citadel containing inscription.
- Reverse
- crowned letter W above date within a wreath of myrtle branches.
Identification
- Original title
- Citadel van Antwerpen, draagteken uitgereikt aan de verdedigers
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-11-89
- Museum classification
- draagteken
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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