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William III, King of the Netherlands, medal of the second size

Also known as: Willem III, koning der Nederlanden, penning van de tweede grootte

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1849

Bronze medal. Obverse: bust of a man within an inscription. Reverse: blank field within a wreath of myrtle leaves. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-6-114; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 5.1 cm x weight 69.4 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
bronze (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
diameter 5.1 cm x weight 69.4 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 5.1 cm x weight 69.4 g

Design

Obverse
bust of a man within an inscription.
Reverse
blank field within a wreath of myrtle leaves.

Identification

Original title
Willem III, koning der Nederlanden, penning van de tweede grootte
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-6-114
Museum classification
award 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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