Honorary Medal of the City of Geneva for the Dutch Fortress Builder Maximilian d’Yvoy

anonymous, 1676

The Rijksmuseum’s medal collection, boasting some 12,500 objects, is almost a century and a half old. The museum continues to expand its collection with special medals, which are either purchased, donated, or given on loan. On display here are a number of the most extraordinary acquisitions of recent years. These are honorary and commemorative medals. Several are unique and came from the descendants of the individuals who once received them.

  • Artwork typemedal
  • Object numberNG-2018-333
  • Dimensionsdiameter 6 cm x weight 82 g
  • Physical characteristicsgoud, gegraveerd

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Honorary Medal of the City of Geneva for the Dutch Fortress Builder Maximilian d’Yvoy

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-2018-333

  • Description

    Gegraveerde gouden penning met draagoog, met op de voorzijde: wapen van Genève met tekst en datum, binnen omschrift; keerzijde: gezicht op de stad Genève met prominent de vestingwerken, binnen omschrift.

Creation

  • Creation

    medalist: anonymous, Europe

  • Dating

    1676

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    goud, gegraveerd

  • Dimensions

    diameter 6 cm x weight 82 g

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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the M. van Poecke Family/Rijksmuseum Fonds and the J.D. Driessen bequest/Rijksmuseum Fonds

  • Acquisition

    purchase 2018-09-20

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

  • Pax in Nummis 97.

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