Medal

Luigi Arnaud (mentioned on object), Luigi Arnaud (mentioned on object), 1871

Zilveren penning. Voorzijde: borststuk en profil van Victor Emanuel II van Italië. Keerzijde: opschrift in een rand versierd met wapentrofeeën, ranken en andere versierselen en omschrift. Met doosje.

  • Artwork typemedal
  • Object numberNG-MC-1376
  • Dimensionsdiameter 4.3 cm x weight 36.62 g
  • Physical characteristicssilver

Luigi Arnaud, Luigi Arnaud

Medal

France, Italy, 1871

Inscriptions

  • inscription, obverse:VITTORIO EMANUELE II RE D'ITALIA
  • inscription, reverse:ESPOSIZIONE INTERNAZIONALE D'INDUSTRIE MARITTIME IN NAPOLI 1871 // AL DIPARTIMENTO / DELLA MARINA DI OLANDA
  • signature, reverse:L. ARNAUD F.

Provenance

...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1883

Object number: NG-MC-1376


Entry

Silver medal with recto in profile the head of king Victor Emanuel II of Italy, and on verso inscriptions in a border with trophies, foliage and other decorations. The medal has a red leather octagonal case (NG-MC-1376-A) with an inscription in gold.

The Department of the Navy received this medal for its participation in the 1871 Esposizione Internazionale d’Industrie Marittime in Naples.1HNA 2.12.01 Min. Marine, Exh. 6/11/1871 N42.


Literature

J.M. Obreen et al., handwritten inventory list for items 944 to 1431, 1884, manuscript in HNA 476 RMA, inv. no. 1089, no. 1376


Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'Luigi Arnaud or Luigi Arnaud, Medal, France or Italy, 1871', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/20054249

(accessed 12 December 2025 12:45:10).

Footnotes

  • 1HNA 2.12.01 Min. Marine, Exh. 6/11/1871 N42.