Lohnfuhr Controlleure of the General Post Amt, medal with monogram of Frederick William III, King of Prussia
Also known as: Lohnfuhr Controlleure van het General Post Amt, penning met monogram van Frederik Willem III, koning van Pruisen
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1797 - 1840
Bronze medal. Obverse: crowned monogram of the letters F, W, and R above Roman numeral III within an inscription. Reverse: inscription above post horn. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-7-695; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4.2 cm x weight 41.14 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 4.2 cm x weight 41.14 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 4.2 cm x weight 41.14 g
Design
- Obverse
- crowned monogram of the letters F, W, and R above Roman numeral III within an inscription.
- Reverse
- inscription above post horn
Identification
- Original title
- Lohnfuhr Controlleure van het General Post Amt, penning met monogram van Frederik Willem III, koning van Pruisen
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-7-695
- Museum classification
- beroepspenning · 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.
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