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Medal with Inscription "REQVIESCANT IN PACE"

Also known as: Penning met opschrift "REQVIESCANT IN PACE"

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

c. 1650 - c. 1750

Lead medal. Obverse: hovering angel above coat of arms in a cartouche. Reverse: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-20-197; its record gives material recorded as lead (metal); technique casting; measurements diameter 3.8 cm x weight 154 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
lead (metal)
Technique
casting
Measurements
diameter 3.8 cm x weight 154 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 3.8 cm x weight 154 g

Design

Obverse
hovering angel above coat of arms in a cartouche.
Reverse
inscription.

Identification

Original title
Penning met opschrift "REQVIESCANT IN PACE"
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-20-197
Museum classification
medal · funeral token

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

  • Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, attribution, weight, diameter and catalogue references against medallic references.
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