British Government, medal awarded to Willem Broeks for philanthropy, in honour of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain
Also known as: Britse regering, penning uitgereikt aan Willem Broeks wegens menslievendheid, ter ere van Victoria, koningin van Groot-Britannie
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1859
Silver medal on a decorated, elongated pendant. Obverse: bust of a woman within an inscription. Reverse: inscription under a crown within an oak wreath and inscription; edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-6-138; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking), engraving; measurements diameter 4.5 cm x diameter 3.2 cm x weight 20.73 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
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking), engraving
- Measurements
- diameter 4.5 cm x diameter 3.2 cm x weight 20.73 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 4.5 cm x diameter 3.2 cm x weight 20.73 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a woman within an inscription.
- Reverse
- inscription under a crown within an oak wreath and inscription; edge lettering.
Identification
- Original title
- Britse regering, penning uitgereikt aan Willem Broeks wegens menslievendheid, ter ere van Victoria, koningin van Groot-Britannie
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-6-138
- Museum classification
- medal · erepenning
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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