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'Hierdoor tot Hooger' Drawing Academy in Rotterdam, medal of the first size

1820

'Hierdoor tot Hooger' Drawing Academy in Rotterdam, medal of the first size, 1820. Bronze medal. Obverse: seated woman with flame on her head, representing the Art of Drawing, drawing on canvas that she holds on her knees; before her a rooster, behind her pair of compasses and set square, leaning against a truncated…

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"Somers Medal", 1830–70

1830–70

Medal in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 83.2.389), catalogued by the museum's The American Wing department under the title “"Somers Medal"”. The museum dates it 1830–70. It is attributed to Charles Cushing Wright. The museum records the medium as Bronze and the dimensions as Diam. 2 1/4 in. (5.7…

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"To Hannover" medal 1837/1849

1837 - 1849

Brass medal with milled edge, on the obverse the portrait of Queen Victoria facing left with legend and exergue inscription, on the reverse the crowned Duke of Cumberland on horseback riding to the right over a dragon, with legend and exergue inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-2-161…

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1813 Campaign, medal of honour awarded to Prussian soldiers

1813

Copper oval medal with suspension loop and ribbon with a vertical white stripe flanked on either side by a black and yellow stripe. Obverse: broad cross with rays between the arms and date on a shield. Reverse: in Gothic script: crowned monogram FW above inscription within a legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds…

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A cardboard box belonging to a bronze medal

1929

A cardboard box with monogram on the top and inscription on the inside of the lid; interior of the base lined with purple velvet. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-1985-16-4-2; its record gives material recorded as velvet (fabric weave), cardboard; measurements height 2 cm x diameter 6.9 cm. Descri…

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Abraham Lebbing and his wife Willemina Luijmes, twenty-five years in the service of the Huiszitten-huis in Amsterdam, medal presented by the regents of the house

1822

Silver medal. Obverse: inscription within legend and cable border. Reverse: inscription within legend and cable border. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3466; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking), engraving; measurements diameter 5.4 cm x wei…

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Abraham Lincoln Medal (Cleveland Museum of Art 1934.212)

1900s

Cleveland Museum of Art object 1934.212: Abraham Lincoln Medal , 1900s. Charles Calverley (American, 1833–1914). Bronze; diameter: 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.). Inscribed: obverse - right-hand side: "FEB.12.1809 APRIL.14.1865"; left-hand side: "ABRAHAM LINCOLN." Below: "C. Calverley." reverse - "WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE/ WIT…

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Abraham Lincoln Medal (Cleveland Museum of Art 1934.213)

1900s

Cleveland Museum of Art object 1934.213: Abraham Lincoln Medal , 1900s. Charles Calverley (American, 1833–1914). Bronze; diameter: 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.). Inscribed: obverse - right-hand side: "FEB.12.1809 APRIL.14.1865"; left-hand side: "ABRAHAM LINCOLN." Below: "C. Calverley." reverse - "WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE/ WIT…

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Academy of 's-Hertogenbosch, medal awarded to J.H. de Groot, for drawing from plaster casts

1858

Silver medal with partially broken suspension loop. Obverse: inscription within a cabled border. Reverse: inscription within a cabled border. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-4109; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3…

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Academy of Drawing, Architecture, and Navigation in Groningen, Medal Awarded to Rutgerus van Troijen

1806

Silver medal. Obverse: helmeted Minerva holds shield above bust, against which a palette with brushes rests, standing on plinth with inscription and coat of arms, and above globe, on which a telescope is mounted and against which a plumb rule rests; with her other hand she presents several medals to a winged boy wit…

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Adriaan Roland Holst (Society for Medallic Art 1977, extra medal)

1977

Charlotte van Pallandt was essentially self-taught as a sculptor, and was largely formed abroad. In the Netherlands she had contact with Dupuis, Termote, Wenckebach, Andriessen, Carasso, and Wezelaar. It is perhaps due to the absence of traditional training that no sculptor experimented in such diverse ways with the…

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Agriculture in the Dutch East Indies (Vereniging voor Penningkunst 1933, Second Medal)

1933

Agriculture in the Dutch East Indies (Vereniging voor Penningkunst 1933, Second Medal) — Rijksmuseum object NG-1985-16-7-1. Dated by the museum: 1933. Museum attribution: commissioner (person who orders works): Vereniging voor Penningkunst; designer: H.A. van derse Ende, Voorschoten; maker: Koninklijke Utrechtsche F…

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Agriculture, medal commissioned by the Nederlandsch-Belgische Vereeniging der Vrienden van de Medaille als Kunstwerk

1906

Bronze medal with buffaloes on one side with the inscription: "ducite aratra boves". Verso: horses with the inscription: "sic vos non vobis". Accompanying two preliminary studies in plaster (bk-1972-117-b,c). The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-1972-117-A; its record gives material recorded as bronze…

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Air and water (Vereniging voor Penningkunst 1934, first medal)

1934

Following Tjipke Visser in 1930, the board granted an open commission to the Rotterdam sculptor Bolle; a tradition that has continued to the present day. The obverse and reverse are entirely equivalent. Bolle went to work with the theme 'air and water'; a bird for air and fish for water. The air is accented by a sma…

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Alexandre Gendebien, member of the Chambre des Représentants, medal struck by the inhabitants of Jodoigne in gratitude for his rejection of the decision to divide Luxembourg and Limburg between Belgium and the Netherlands

1839

Bronze medal. Obverse: bust of a man within an inscription. Reverse: coat of arms within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3833; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 5 cm x weight 48.69 g. Description tra…

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Alkmaar Division of the Hollandsche Maatschappij van Landbouw, medal awarded to P.H. van Gelder for two orange trees

1853

Silver medal. Obverse: crowned coat of arms resting on two sheaves of corn, two overturned, filled cornucopias, an oak branch and a willow branch above inscription and agricultural implements. Reverse: wreath of olive branches with ribbon above inscriptions. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-NM-122…

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Allegorical medal for the victory over Prussia, 1806

1806

Allegorical medal for the victory over Prussia, 1806 is held by National Museum of Transylvanian History, dated 1806. Museum description: obverse: jugate heads facing right of Napoleon and Charlemagne; reverse: jugate heads facing right of Widukind and Frederick the Great; shape: circular; obverse legend: NAPOLEON.…

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American Red Cross War Council Medal (Cleveland Museum of Art 1921.1724)

1920

This medal was the 42nd issue of the American Numismatic Society and co-issued by the American Red Cross in 1920. It was first struck in gold for the 12 members of the council of prominent New York businessmen who had advised the American Red Cross on its work during the First World War. Then 4 more were struck in s…

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Amsterdam branch of the Hollandsche Maatschappij van Landbouw, medal awarded to D. Kienhuize for fifty ornamental plants

1853

Silver medal with suspension ring and decorative pin in the form of a hand. Obverse: crowned coat of arms resting on two sheaves of corn, two inverted, filled cornucopias, an oak and a willow branch above inscription and agricultural implements. Reverse: wreath of olive branches with ribbon above inscriptions. The R…

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Amsterdam Poetry and Literary Society "Wij streeven naar de volmaaktheid", medal awarded to Jacob Cuyck van Mierop

1783-12-10 - 1800

Silver medal. Obverse: poet, seated by an altar whose pedestal bears a coat of arms, holds a half-unrolled poetry scroll in his hand, while a putto hovering above him holds a laurel wreath over his head; on the other side of the altar, a putto playing a lyre, a second putto with a book under his arm and an oil lamp…

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Amsterdam Section of the Hollandsche Maatschappij van Landbouw, medal awarded to P.H. van Gelder for his camellias

1858

Silver medal. Obverse: crowned coat of arms lying on two sheaves of wheat, two inverted, filled cornucopias, an oak branch and a willow branch above an inscription and agricultural implements. Reverse: wreath of olive branches with a ribbon above inscriptions. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-NM-1…

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Amsterdam Section of the Hollandsche Maatschappij van Landbouw, medal awarded to P.H. van Gelder from Wormerveer for twenty-five camellias in bloom

1856

Silver medal. Obverse: crowned coat of arms lying on two sheaves of wheat, two inverted, filled cornucopias, an oak branch and a willow branch above an inscription and agricultural implements. Reverse: wreath of olive branches with a ribbon above inscriptions. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-NM-1…

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Ancient-style plaquette of Diana, 15th century

15th century

Plaquette in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 12.140.2), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department under the title “Ancient-style plaquette of Diana”. The museum dates it 15th century. The museum records the medium as Bronze and the dimensions as 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 in…

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Anne of Hanover, Princess of Orange-Nassau, medal struck by order of the city of Sneek

1752 - 1759

Gold medal. Obverse: bust of a woman with a diadem within a circumscription. Reverse: crowned coat of arms, surmounted by an orange tree, flanked by Hercules with club and lion skin and a lion above a cartouche with inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2605; its record gives material…

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Anti-slavery medallion, Etruria, ca. 1787

ca. 1787

Anti-slavery medallion in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number WE.7831-2014), made in Etruria, dated ca. 1787. The museum's brief description reads: Anti-slavery medallion, white jasperware with black applied relief of a kneeling man, Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, Etruria, ca. 1787. Museum description:…

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Antwerp Competition 1816, awarded to Louis Royer

1816

Inscription, reverse: ‘Medaille / d’ Honneur / decerneé / á Louis Royer / de Malines / Premiers du Concours / de Sculpture d’Anvers / 1816’. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-2014-5-3; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); measurements diameter 6.5 cm x weight 67.96 g. Description t…

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Apollo and Marsyas, 15th century

15th century

Plaquette in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 1986.319.8), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department under the title “Apollo and Marsyas”. The museum dates it 15th century. The museum records the medium as Bronze; mounted in a gilt-bronze or brass frame and the d…

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Arie Vlielander, fifty years steward of Cromstrijen, medal struck by order of the lords of the manor and landowners

1870

Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man within an inscription. Reverse: inscription within an oak wreath. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-4246; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 6.1 cm x weight 91.56 g. Description tra…

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Arnhem Branch of the Gelderland Agricultural Society, medal awarded to H.J. Wilke, on account of his collection of conifers

1846 - 1855

Silver medal. Obverse: crowned coat of arms above year within a wreath of oak branches and ears of corn and legend. Reverse: inscription below a wreath of olive branches with ribbon, above a plough. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3953; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); t…

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Arrival of Gustaaf Willem, Baron van Imhoff, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies at the Cape of Good Hope, medal presented to guests at a meal there

1743

Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man within legend. Reverse: illuminated by celestial light, VOC, in the form of a crowned woman, sits on a pedestal with the VOC monogram, while holding scales in one hand and a sword wrapped with a laurel wreath in the other; on her lap lie the crowns of the Indonesian rulers, besid…

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Art and Science Promoting Society under the motto "Vooruitgang door Wetenschap", medal awarded to D. van Coppenaal

1806 - 1814

Silver medal with suspension loop and ring. Obverse: letters V and W in a circle. Reverse: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-6-125; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique engraving; measurements diameter 3.8 cm x diameter 3.6 cm x diameter 3.3 cm x weight 14…

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Artis (Vereniging voor Penningkunst 1930, first medal)

1930

The annual report for 1929 notes that Tjipke Visser was asked if he would design an 'ornamental medal'. This term was used for the first time to distinguish it from the commemorative medal; 1930 was not an anniversary year for Artis. Visser, a pupil of Mendes da Costa and Allebé, had already been using animals as an…

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Assumption of the Virgin, ca. 1560

ca. 1560

Plaquette in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 1975.1.1351), catalogued by the museum's Robert Lehman Collection department under the title “Assumption of the Virgin”. The museum dates it ca. 1560. It is attributed to Jacopo Sansovino (Jacopo Tatti) (Italian, Florence 1486–1570 Venice). The museum…

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Augsburg Medal (Cleveland Museum of Art 1916.1874)

1742

Cleveland Museum of Art object 1916.1874: Augsburg Medal, 1742. Thiebaud (French). Bronze; diameter: 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.). Inscribed: Carol Alb. et Carol Phil. S.R.L. in Part. Rhen. Suev. et Franc. iur. Prov. et. con. Vic. Utrumq. unum.. Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has…

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B.C. Dumortier, Member of the Chamber of Representatives, medal presented to him for his rejection of the decision to divide Luxembourg and Limburg between Belgium and the Netherlands

1839

Bronze medal. Obverse: bust of a man within an inscription. Reverse: inscription within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3834; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 5 cm x weight 47.89 g. Description tran…

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Bar with 8 decorations (orders and medals)

Bar with 8 decorations (orders and medals) is held by King Ferdinand I National Military Museum. Museum description: obverse: The bar is rectangular in shape, made of base metal, with ribbons of 8 Romanian decorations sewn onto the obverse, to which the insignia of these honours are attached, from left to right: Ord…

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Baron J. de Pelichy-van Huerne, fourteen years mayor of Bruges, medal presented by his fellow citizens

1854

Bronze medal. Obverse: bust of a man within an inscription. Reverse: inscription beneath a coat of arms tied to a crown with a ribbon, within an oak wreath. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-4058; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurem…

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Batavian Society for the Public Good, Medal Awarded to Cornelis Hogendoorn

1798 - 1806

Silver medal. Obverse: helmeted Minerva with lance and shield, seated under a tree in which an owl sits, amidst chest, barrel, plough, spade, and books, hands a book to a young man kneeling before her within circumscription; exergue: crowned coat of arms on oak foliage. Reverse: inscription within oak wreath and cir…

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Battle of Castricum, Medal Presented to General Brune by the Society "Tot nut van het vaderland"

1799

Silver medal. Obverse: radiant cap of liberty within oak wreath and circumscription. Reverse: inscription under radiant laurel wreath above lightning bolts within circumscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3071; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (…

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Battle of Culloden, medal struck in honour of William, Duke of Cumberland

1746

Copper medal. Obverse: equestrian figure with commander's baton in raised right hand; fortress in background within circumscription; exergue: date. Reverse: Duke of Cumberland leading his cavalry on horseback; cannon and dead soldier in foreground; infantry in background within circumscription; exergue: date. The Ri…

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Battle of Dogger Bank, medal awarded to the seamen by William V, Prince of Orange-Nassau

1781

Silver oval medal with suspension loop and carrying ring. Obverse: winged Victory with laurel wreath in hand, standing on prow of an antique ship within legend. Reverse: inscription within laurel wreath and legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-11-2; its record gives material recorded as sil…

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Battle of Dogger Bank, medal presented by William V, Prince of Orange-Nassau, to the subaltern officers, non-commissioned officers, and cadets who took part in the battle

1781

Silver oval medal with suspension loop, carrying ring, and red-white-blue ribbon. Obverse: winged Victory with laurel wreath and palm branch in hand, standing on the prow of an antique ship; beside it an inscription within a legend. Reverse: inscription within laurel wreath and legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, ho…

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Battle of the Dunes, medal presented by the States of Holland to Maarten Harpertsz. Tromp

1639

Lead medal. Obverse: crowned lion within circumscription. Reverse: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-713; its record gives material recorded as lead (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 5.5 cm x weight 37.65 g. Description translated from the museum's…

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Battle of Waterloo, in honour of George, Prince Regent of England, medal awarded to John Nicoles, 1st light batt. K.G.L.

1815

Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man with laurel wreath within an inscription. Reverse: winged Victory holding a palm and olive branch seated on a stone, the lower part of which bears an inscription, within an inscription; edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3327; its record give…

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Battle Scene, model ca. 1540 (cast 16th or 17th century)

model ca. 1540 (cast 16th or 17th century)

Plaquette in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 1975.1.1339), catalogued by the museum's Robert Lehman Collection department under the title “Battle Scene”. The museum dates it model ca. 1540 (cast 16th or 17th century). It is attributed to Giovanni Bernardi da Castel Bolognese (Italian, Castel Bolo…

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Beauty in Sport, Olympic Games in Amsterdam (Vereniging voor Penningkunst 1927, second medal)

1928

Bronze medal, on the obverse a runner at the finish tape, with legend, on the reverse a PK monogram between 19 and 28, with inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-2-0623; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4.1 c…

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Bequest of Johannes Monnikhoff, Medal Presented to F. Buchner, Member of the Board for Twenty-Five Years

1787 - 1817

Silver medal. Obverse: two clasped hands within circumscription; exergue: inscription above two crossed palm branches. Reverse: mainspring within circumscription; exergue: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3396; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique strik…

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Bernardus Franciscus Suerman, fifty years professor of medicine at the University of Utrecht, medal struck by order of the Senate

1859

Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man within legend. Reverse: inscription within oak wreath. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-4116; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 5.8 cm x weight 55.7 g. Description translated from…