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Badge, c. 1800 - c. 1875

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

c. 1800 - c. 1875

Single-sided badge in the shape of a crowned caduceus on a suspension loop; on the shaft below the crown: stamp with inscription M6. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-15-67; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking), engraving; measurements height 11.8 cm x width 4.6 cm x weight 12.18 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), engraving
Measurements
height 11.8 cm x width 4.6 cm x weight 12.18 g
Dimensions museum
height 11.8 cm x width 4.6 cm x weight 12.18 g

Identification

Original title
Insigne
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-15-67
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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