Fiftieth-anniversary celebration of the independence of the Netherlands, medal with bust of William III, King of the Netherlands
Also known as: Vijftigjarige viering van de onafhankelijkheid van Nederland, penning met borstbeeld van Willem III, koning der Nederlanden
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1863
Single-sided silver medal on a suspension loop. Obverse: bust of a man facing right beneath a crown; on either side, a date. Reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-12-134; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 1.7 cm x diameter 1.5 cm x weight 0.41 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
- Linked sources
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- height 1.7 cm x diameter 1.5 cm x weight 0.41 g
- Dimensions museum
- height 1.7 cm x diameter 1.5 cm x weight 0.41 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man facing right beneath a crown; on either side, a date.
- Reverse
- blank.
Identification
- Original title
- Vijftigjarige viering van de onafhankelijkheid van Nederland, penning met borstbeeld van Willem III, koning der Nederlanden
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-12-134
- Museum classification
- history medal
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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