Twenty-fifth reign jubilee of William III, King of the Netherlands, medal made from a one-guilder coin with the emblem of Freemasonry on the reverse
Also known as: Vijfentwintigjarig regeringsjubileum van Willem III, koning der Nederlanden, penning vervaardigd uit munt van een gulden met op keerzijde embleem van vrijmetselarij
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1849 - 1874
Silver openwork medal with suspension loop. Obverse: bust of a man to the right within an inscription. Reverse: inscription "12 Mei 1849-1874" above compass and square within a leaf wreath.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-20-216; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique sawing, striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.8 cm x weight 7.17 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
- sawing, striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.8 cm x weight 7.17 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.8 cm x weight 7.17 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man to the right within an inscription.
- Reverse
- inscription "12 Mei 1849-1874" above compass and square within a leaf wreath.
Identification
- Original title
- Vijfentwintigjarig regeringsjubileum van Willem III, koning der Nederlanden, penning vervaardigd uit munt van een gulden met op keerzijde embleem van vrijmetselarij
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-20-216
- Museum classification
- history medal
Catalogue references
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