Medal

unknown (signed by artist), 1869

Gouden penning. Voorzijde: gestreept kruis binnen omschrift. Keerzijde: opschrift binnen omschrift, parelrand en omschrift.

  • Artwork typeaward medal
  • Object numberNG-MC-1240
  • Dimensionsdiameter 3.5 cm x weight 35.59 g
  • Physical characteristicsgold

unknown

Medal

Netherlands, 1869

Inscriptions

  • inscription, obverse:NEDERLANDSCHE VEREENIGING.
  • inscription, reverse:Z.M. DEN KONING. / TENTOONSTELLING. / AAN / het Ministerie van Marine. / 1869
  • signature, reverse:PdM

Provenance

…; Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, 1869;1According to an inscription on the model. transferred to the museum, 1883

Object number: NG-MC-1240

Entry

Gold medal with on recto a shaded cross, and inscriptions on verso.

The medal was awarded to the Department of the Navy by the Red Cross for its participation in an exhibition in 1869. Which exhibition is referred to, could not be ascertained.

Literature

J.M. Obreen et al., handwritten inventory list for items 944 to 1431, 1884, manuscript in HNA 476 RMA, inv. no. 1089, no. 1240

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'onbekend, Medal, Netherlands, 1869', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/20047672

(accessed 12 December 2025 09:12:39).

Footnotes

  • 1According to an inscription on the model.