Leiden University, medal awarded to Pieter Otto van der Chijs
Also known as: Universiteit van Leiden, penning uitgereikt aan Pieter Otto van der Chijs
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1826
Iron medal. Obverse: Minerva holding a lyre, holding a wreath above the head of a young man; between them an altar with two wreaths on it within an inscription; exergue: inscription.
Reverse: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-6-34; its record gives material recorded as iron (metal); technique casting, engraving; measurements diameter 3.2 cm x weight 11.2 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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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- iron (metal)
- Technique
- casting, engraving
- Measurements
- diameter 3.2 cm x weight 11.2 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.2 cm x weight 11.2 g
Design
- Obverse
- Minerva holding a lyre, holding a wreath above the head of a young man; between them an altar with two wreaths on it within an inscription; exergue: inscription.
- Reverse
- inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Universiteit van Leiden, penning uitgereikt aan Pieter Otto van der Chijs
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-6-34
- 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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