Medal with inscription SPJ and 1785
Also known as: Penning met opschrift SPJ en 1785
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1785
Lead medal. Obverse: large letter P, between smaller S and J within a beaded border. Reverse: date in compartment; above and below leaf decoration within a beaded border. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-20-14; its record gives material recorded as lead (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2 cm x weight 3.93 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
- lead (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2 cm x weight 3.93 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2 cm x weight 3.93 g
Design
- Obverse
- large letter P, between smaller S and J within a beaded border.
- Reverse
- date in compartment; above and below leaf decoration within a beaded border
Identification
- Original title
- Penning met opschrift SPJ en 1785
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-20-14
- Museum classification
- 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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